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  • Lad@reddthat.com
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    2 months ago

    It’s funny how NATO members continue to throw more and more money into the alliance like they’re about to be attacked tomorrow. Russia can’t even conquer a third of Ukraine, so they’re hardly going to be much of a threat to everyone else.

    If NATO is indeed a defensive alliance and the deterrent works, then there’s no need to put so much money into it at the expense of domestic needs for each member state.

    It’s a fantastic revenue stream for arms manufacturers who can keep getting fat contracts to make more equipment. The day the war ends it will be a disaster for them.

    • raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      That is indeed the way it appears that the west is viewing this conflict. A great way to make extort a lot of money from taxpayers for “not enough to live but too much to die” support for Ukraine, and it’s perverse that the powers that be don’t even blink at sacrificing the lives of tens of thousands of Ukrainians for that.

      And come to think of it - a shorter conflict would also mean less Russian lives lost.

      Capitalism is murderous. :(

      • YeetPics@mander.xyz
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        2 months ago

        Comment more, comment harder.

        The world rejoices when troglodytes like yourself get outted and labelled.

        Can you guess which tags I have over your username?