• Ross_audio@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I agree, but if that’s the way the US, or any other NATO country, gets attacked I’ll be surprised.

    This is not the war that is proposed, it’s a series of proxy wars. Just like Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, and the decades long conflict with Palestine.

    Ask if you’ll defend yourself, you’ll say yes.

    Ask if you’ll defend others, the answer is usually “it depends”.

    Ask if you’ll go fight in a proxy war which protects largely corporate interests, you’ll say no.

    Joining the American military is saying yes to all 3. That’s the recruitment issue going on there.

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      9 months ago

      Well the whole point of NATO is that hopefully Russia wouldn’t dare. Let’s hope they’ll not as fucking dumb and insane as they at times seem. But in any case, it was just a hypothetical. If Russia attacks here, I’d definitely fight in the WW3.

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        9 months ago

        If there ever is a WW3 that can’t be dealt with diplomatically, MAD is the result.

        Not worth fighting, better to run and hide as the missiles fly.

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          9 months ago

          Not necessarily. It could be like chemical weapons and WW2. Everyone had them nobody wanted to start using them. But in any case, I just offered a scenario where I’d be fighting. It’s not necessarily the most likely one.