Washington’s new National Security Strategy ratifies an adversarial relationship.

“Every time Trump or members of his administration have lashed out at Europe, including Ukraine, Europeans have absorbed the blow with a forced smile and bent over backwards to flatter the White House.” (…)

“While a systemic answer to Europe’s security conundrum is not in sight, Europeans do have the levers to prevent Ukraine’s capitulation and create the conditions for a just peace.”

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  • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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    1 day ago

    monarchs are raised in a system of open extreme violence and either knew they were an almighty heir from the start, or were willing to kill and betray friends and family to usurp power.

    Good argument

    I doubt it was driven by competition, since the USSR was never close to lifestyle parity

    The promise of socialism is its own value. The USA needed the lifestyle to make people accept capitalism.

    You can’t really make the policies of the period (good or bad) have nothing to do with American voters.

    What gave the voters then the opportunity to make better decisions for themselves?

    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      21 hours ago

      Good argument

      Thanks!

      What gave the voters then the opportunity to make better decisions for themselves?

      The voting. If it’s anything like Canada, there have been socialist fringe candidates all along, it’s just that there hasn’t been much interest.

      You could say people have been railroaded into not supporting socialism, but they don’t. No amount of extra democracy will change that.

      • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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        13 hours ago

        I don’t fully understand your last paragraph. You mean people once improved their conditions but now they don’t, despite having all opportunities?