• Flying Squid
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    01 month ago

    I still think all you would have to do is tell Greenlanders to say goodbye to their healthcare and enough would change their minds.

    • Justin
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      61 month ago

      I don’t think it’s as simple as the sentiment of the general population.

      Most Donbass residents didn’t want to be part of Russia, and now those who resisted are lying in mass graves.

      • Flying Squid
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        11 month ago

        Well sure, if the U.S. decides to invade, it’s another matter. But we’ve been talking about peaceful means so far.

        • Justin
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          21 month ago

          Russia kept Ukraine out of the EU without any soldiers, and civilians were being murdered in the Donbass in 2014 without any formal invasion.

          The history of Russia’s attempts to influence and annex Ukraine started decades before the current invasion.

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exJ024Zdzdk

          • Flying Squid
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            21 month ago

            Again, if this becomes a military operation, that’s different. Russia’s attempts at doing it non-violently failed, which is why they turned to military force. They wouldn’t have done it if their attempts hadn’t failed.