Humans like any other animal have been moving around ever since and only recently we as a species have developed this idea of imaginary borders and sense of entitlement to the place we randomly got thrown into without any doing of our own.

You’ll obviously find the concept of herds and territories also in animals, to be fair.

Also, given that we humans no longer only cater for ourselves and our direct surroundings, but luckily through social security systems also for people we don’t know at all and never will but who are part of our “peer group called ‘nation’”, there has to be a line drawn to specify this group. Especially, since there is a very strict line drawn where our jurisdiction applies. I understand your humanistic and moral thinking, but still see these real obstacles in the way.

Dassault decides, and everyone else shuts up.

But of course, Dassault nevertheless wants the others to pay for their ideas…

…you forgot to downvote.

Just to recap:

You apparently feel threatened by nukes in your surroundings - I pointed out that Ukraine would not have to defend itself in a war if they still had nukes. So for them, it would not be a threat but a security for peace. Basically, check your privileges. And so far, you haven’t presented anything substantial as a response to my question. Which is fine, but not my problem. So if you’re out of arguments, we’re done here I guess.

Ok, so you refuse to honestly answer the question.

Point proven, thanks.

How would Russia have invaded a Ukraine with nukes?

The point is: had Ukraine kept its nukes in the 90s instead of giving them away for a security treaty with Russia that Russia decided to just break, it wouldn’t have to defend against the Russian war of aggression right now.

So while you think of nukes as a threat, keep in mind there’s people in a war right now and not far away that wished they had kept theirs.

Looking at Ukraine: not having nukes does not guarantee peace, rather the contrary. Meanwhile, there haven’t been that many foreign tanks attacking in those countries that live under the protection of nukes. It’s ok to be hopeful, but let’s also stay realistic.

Can you take your shitty nukes too so we’re no longer a target for your stupid war games?

Sorry, but to think Europe will no longer be threatened by nuclear weapons if the US will remove theirs is a bit naïve.

And even the EU alone does not need to hide from the US. Including the other countries shifts it even more.

It is the US that is becoming more and more alone, especially if we finally do our homework and realise our potential.

The US president and his ally in the Kremlin

I’d phrase it the other way round, so it becomes more clear who’s calling the shots here.

the more Europe makes itself independent from US hegemony, the better.

What better way to stop that striving for independence than with a juicy position within the own framework?

Yet, I think it’s important to document and publish the damage Russia is inflicting with its actions.

Russia and China have settled their border issues before the conflict.

Let’s see how that evolves the weaker and dependent Russia gets. Wouldn’t be the first time the weakness of a state gets exploited by the stronger one.

China said they cannot afford to let Russia lose.

So they threaten us with war?

Before putting all eggs into the EU basket, can we be sure that the EU is above US influence?

Yea, but what other basket is there for us?

Not building a fighter jet with Dassault != Building a fighter jet alone.

By forcing the providers to open their end-to-end encryption.

By scanning directly on your device after you’ve decrypted the message.

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You might want to check out the spin of the posts of this user.

JAS, I am from Sweden.

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People living near urban and industrial centers, mainly along the coast, certainly have seen their standard of living rising drastically over the last decades.

Not trying to drag this out so much, as I think we both agree essentially, but wouldn’t this not also have been the case when they had been working in a local factory run by a ‘Western’ company instead?