Re:Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Mi...
by gurkendoktor on Friday June 22, 2018 @08:26AM
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Fellow Western European here, and I understand that sentiment. However, it seems that countries which are closer to Russia or China don't mind the American military nearly as much. See: Baltic States, Sweden, Taiwan. Pax Americana is a thing, even if it's usually overshadowed by completely braindead interventions like the Iraq War.
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Re:Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Mi...
by Shorel on Friday June 22, 2018 @09:31AM
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In my opinion it is not Pax Americana.
It is Pax Atomica.
The world leaders will do anything to prevent nuclear warfare. This includes doing war with nations that have no nukes.
Re:Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Mi...
by vbezhenar on Friday June 22, 2018 @02:23PM
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I doubt that US would help those countries in the war with Russia. US didn't help Georgia, US didn't help Ukraine. It's naïve to expect that US would protect someone on the other end of earth.
Re:Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Mi...
by gurkendoktor on Friday June 22, 2018 @05:28PM
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Fair enough, but even a miniscule chance of having to deal with the US makes it a lot riskier to invade a small country.