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Re:Ask HN: Aren't you afraid of a possible world conflict? by meiraleal on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @09:57AM (#42256583)
> All gave up their psychotic empire-building games (or at least sublimated into forms not involving large-scale military conflict) long ago.

They did not. They were subjugated by the current empire, the US and are all just fiefdoms nowadays, some of them are even occupied by military forces, called bases.

Russia isn't in that list.

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Re:Ask HN: Aren't you afraid of a possible world conflict? by aguaviva on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @11:16AM (#42257190)
They're all just fiefdoms nowadays

Those countries are not "fiefdoms", by any stretch or interpretation.

That's just delusional.

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