• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    26 days ago

    Hitting London with a ballistic missile would bring the rents down. Maybe this is a good thing.

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        These things aren’t accurate enough to hit much so as long as he puts conventional warheads on it like he did for Dnipro, it won’t do much.

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    Please do it Putin. WE want the excuse, NATO wants the excuse, Poland’s chomping champing at the bit for the excuse and we really want to see how long it takes them to rush Moscow.

    Edit: damn it Lemmy, I’m an engineer not a dictionary.

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      26 days ago

      Which is exactly why he’s not going to, and everyone knows it. This is to look strong for his own domestic audience.

      The threat that’s actually for us is the one about arming it’s own anti-Western proxies, and it did indeed make us think twice for a few months.

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        Sure, with my skillset I’ll be designing and building drones by the 1000s. If that is what is required to stop a tyrant from threatening Europe hand me a long brown overcoat, hat, cigarette, and FRSKY radio transmitter!

        Edit: I should emphasize, I’d rather not fight if not necessary. I’d rather be in my current job creating equipment for infrastructure that will power the green energy transition.

        However, I have studied history and there are times where conflict is unavoidable especially when dealing with power mad dictators. The countries of Europe deserve to live in peace to find their own paths without the threat to their borders and sovereignty. Russia itself deserves a government that works for everyone not just the dozen oligarchs in Moscow.

        Oh and for the record, fuck US imperialism (though they are a NATO ally) and fuck the CCP, yes you tankies can fuck off as well.

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          26 days ago

          So you’ve signed up by tomorrow then right? Expect you back in here with proof or you could stfu.

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            26 days ago

            Why? Have I managed to miss the triggering of Article 5, the emergency NATO meetings, the declaration of war, and the conscription order?

            Blimey, I really overslept.

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      I know this is a joke, but some people might actually have this mindset and that is very very dangerous.

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    Reminder that World War 2 had a gradual unfolding of declarations of war across several months or longer, depending on how you want to fuck that pig. I think we’re already in the onset of WWIII, in some sense.

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      That’s terrifying because WW3 risks the use of nuclear weapons and every model of nuclear exchange that has been run always escalates to mutual assured destruction with billions dead and the end of civilization.

      I just finished listening to the audiobook of Nuclear War: A scenario by Annie Jacobsen. Highly recommend it.

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      I’m not sure we’re on a path to WWIII if it’s Russia vs everyone else. If China decides to get involved then maybe but I don’t see any evidence they’re willing to throw in with Putin, same with Iran.

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                The Israeli government pushed for “judicial reform” last year prior to the war with Palestine. People were saying that they were doing it in order to go into Palestine and then the big attack by Hamas happened and gave them an excuse. Tensions with Iran and Israel have escalated when Israel assassinated a Hamas leader in Iran over the summer and Iran responded with missile attacks on Israel. I believe that after Trump takes office there will be something that happens that will be “the last straw.” Maybe it will be “WMDs”, hiding Hamas leaders, or some big attack by Iran. It’s going to happen.

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                  I’m still not sure why you’re so certain about this. You’re speculating that something might happen and yet you said that there’s a “100%” chance of US boots on the ground in Iran.

                  As awful as Trump is, his first term wasn’t nearly as hawkish at that of other republican presidents.

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      26 days ago

      Are we in the Spanish Civil War type pre-phase of WWII?

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      This is what I have been saying too. I think we will look back on this time and refer to it as the start of ww3.

      Also technology is completely different than it ever has been. Like there was not a big tome or tech difference between ww1 and ww2. So a modern world war would look completely different making it difficult to identify.

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        So far it’s been lots more grenade drones and cyber warfare than you got in the 20th century. Asymmetry is the name of the game, aside from urban positional fighting and more traditional focus on logistics and supply lines.

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    Russia started the Ukraine war in 2014 by attacking Crimea. Then they escalated the war in 2022 by attacking all of Ukraine.

    No other escalations have happened. Claiming that it has is typical russotroll bullshit.

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    Blowing up the Brits is a nice olive branch, but I think we’ll need more commitment if we want a lasting peace deal

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    Dear Mr Putin,

    Please don’t TARGET BLACKPOOL. It would be a huge waste of a missile as there isn’t any SECRET GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN BLACKPOOL. Let me be clear, we’ll respond with a strongly worded letter if you AIM FOR BLACKPOOL. It will cost us tens of pounds to repair the damage, and we simply haven’t got enough money left after giving billions to various government contractors.

    Kind regards, Someone that has been to Blackpool

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    So the UK thought they could support western provided missiles launched into Russia, and there wouldn’t be any consequences for that?

    Western leaders really have the attitude of children who think war is something that happens on tv.