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that's an excellent idea.
the problem isn't the unsecure elections, it's that same shit will go on regardless of who is 'elected'.
I'd like to see a system that allow us to vote on issues directly.
Money for war?
War with Iran?
Support Israel?
etc.
Can we already have mind reading devices please. I can't wait for them to see what people really think!
Makes me think of all who hope to return to life from cryonics one day :)
You are broke, with no prospects and last hundred bucks in your account.
You show up at a macdonalds, hungry.
The AI reads you and decides - nothing to be had from this hungry guy in the future and prices your last burger at 100.
Excellent future.
Some syndrome here, for sure.
Russia has been criminally naive in its dealings with the West. Had they been more firm and realistic they would have never allowed the wall to fall and Warsaw pact to disband.
They have no choice now but to reassert themselves.
I hope we all survive or if it comes to it let the death be quick.
Russia: stop pointing the gun at me
West: ... No
Negotiations don't work when stakes are this high.
I read an article in early 2000 that stipulated that EU and USA are borrowing so much money that eventually they will HAVE TO recoup through war, Conquering Russia.
They kept borrowing...
Russia and USA had elaborate discussion on the precipice of war late in 2021, but also continued discussions since the very breakup of the soviet union and the voluntary dissolution of the Warsaw pact.
Negotiations didn't go anywhere unfortunately. And it's not Russia that takes the blame.
I never said I was russian or not ukranian.
But your attitude is exactly the problem - remember, people are all equal as per western democratic values.
And the way to solve the differences is by talking! And yes, I am ready to talk to russians about democracy as well as ukranians.
It looks like you are not, discarding them based on ethnic grounds.
You should really commit more skin to the game since your believes are so strong. Or are you so weak and cowardly that you want innocent Ukranians to go to war for your believes!
Here is a strange idea: the sides should negotiate!
Get a rifle and go to the frontlines then. Get some diapers too!
I suggest you get a rifle and go to the frontlines.
Get some diapers too!
May be don't take the rifle. Take more diapers!
Most of you who rah-rah-rah against Russia would not pick up arms and go to war to protect whatever you believe your democratic values are.
First of all you don't even believe in democracy - if you did, your views would not be so one sided and you would really want to understand the conflict.
Secondly, because no real democracy is left anywhere in the world. It's a myth.
>Remember that russia does not want to stop with Ukraine
???
Well, then may be you should volunteer.
I see, you can only count to two.
What were the Minsk agreements for?
Well then stop complaining and prepare for war as the article suggests.
I can not believe the europe would risk all its heritage and for what?
It's amazing that we are still blaming one side even though Europe supplies shit loads of weapons, intelligence and shit load of money to Ukraine to continue the war.
So, yes, it's about the time Europe wakes up and stops financing Ukraine gets NATO the fuck back into borders set back in the nineties.
Hm, so much for dialog. These attitudes are unlikely to lead to peace negotiations. Labeling isn't a good place to start.
Merkel admitted that Minsk agreements were meant to allow Ukraine time to build up the military - with the help from the west! So yes, that's how I frame it.
I'd be curious to know where I could verify these numbers.
Also, financing ukraine and supplying it with weapons does mean europe is at war with russia yet again!
A lot of the commenters blame Russia, and ... have you looked at the map?
Netherlands is one of the countries that are furthest away from Russia!
And then, there are countries that take much more active stance against Russia - Germany for example. Should Russia send a message it will probably be to the countries that stir shit.
Except... it finances and arms Ukraine. Yeah, Europe is at war with Russia.
Yet again.
We may be approaching technologically to expanding into the universe but we are certainly not there spiritually. Not to say that we shouldn't pursue this, there are probably war races in space already, but it seems to me that a better path would be growing spiritually before we expand. I wouldn't like to be in a place where we have the technical capability to reach Mars before we learn to live in peace on earth and take good care of our home.
Yeah, rockets to
Mars and splash-less urinals - the problems of one century