• magnetosphere@kbin.social
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    As an American, I think my government has become WAY too inconsistent and unreliable. We might elect Trump again, ffs. America can’t be counted on to meet its NATO obligations anymore. Too many fascists are in positions of power and sympathize with Putin.

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      It benefits everyone to have distributed defense. Work together, but be able to have a basic level of your own defense is vital.

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      As an American, it’s 2023 we should never need weapons. Diplomacy should be the only option.

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        Unfortunately, many of our international contemporaries disagree. And as long as we do, we need something in case diplomacy fails.

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        I’m sure russia would care a lot about your strongly worded letter if they decided to take Alaska back.

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          In the world we live in weapons are never used for defense but mostly for attack. We have even more reasons to ditch weapons in the world we live in rather than in an ideal world where world leaders aren’t corrupted politicians tripping on power

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            What the fuck are you talking about?

            Ukraine is in a defensive war right now. Afghanistan was in a defensive war with the US, as was Iraq. WW2 most of Eastern Europe was in a defensive war with Germany.

            South Korea was in a defensive war with North Korea.

            Like I guess you’re right if you ignore all of history lol.

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              You just tricked yourself. If they are in a defensive war like you said then there must also be an attacker. In all the cases you mentioned the faction attacking is armed with way more weapons being used for attack. This highlight exactly what i’m saying, which is that weapons are mostly made for attack not for defense.

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              South Korea was in a defensive war with North Korea.

              In the same way the confederacy was in a defensive with the US, that is, sure, but in both cases the north was completely justified on liberatory grounds

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        This, just send a couple of hexbear users and watch their governments collapsing!

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        Diplomacy backed by what? “Diplomacy” with no leverage is ink on worthless paper, there needs to be some kind of reason anyone should listen to you.

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        As an American, , it’s 2023 we should never need weapons

        I fear, It is too deep in your culture and business.

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          I’d say more that it’s too shallow in everyone else’s. That’s why we’ve been leaning on them for all the scary tanks-and-bombs stuff.