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Re:Russians Seem Interested in My Book About How Dictatorshi... by cutler on Sunday May 07, 2023 @09:21PM (#35857133)
If there is to be any post-war justice it will involve serious Russian reparations with their economy already significantly weakened. Add to that the lessons learned by EU member states and I don't see any rapprochement for a very long time.
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Re:Russians Seem Interested in My Book About How Dictatorshi... by hgsgm on Sunday May 07, 2023 @09:46PM (#35857249)
That's the blueprint for how Europe returned to greatness after The Great War to End all War in the 1920s!
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Re:Russians Seem Interested in My Book About How Dictatorshi... by hutzlibu on Monday May 08, 2023 @04:02AM (#35859167)
Yes, "justice" can be a dangerous concept in the geopolitical context. There is lots of injustice happening all the time and if you really want justice, you would have to be consequent on all sides, I think. Starting with Iraq, Kashoggi, Assange, Snowden, Turkey, Armenia, Syria, Jemen, ...

And as long as a really great war with china remains possible, a "injust" peace with russia might be preferable, compared to a "just" war, with the NATO against the combined east.

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