Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoPope criticised for saying Ukraine should ‘raise white flag’ and end war with Russiawww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square161fedilinkarrow-up1649arrow-down119cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlineukrainianconflict@lemmit.online
arrow-up1630arrow-down1external-linkPope criticised for saying Ukraine should ‘raise white flag’ and end war with Russiawww.theguardian.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square161fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlineukrainianconflict@lemmit.online
minus-squareNeuromancer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down8·8 months agoEurope isn’t going to fall. If Russia attacks a NATO nation, then we have an obligation to get involved.
minus-squarefuckingkangaroos@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoThat’s presumably true now, although certainly a lot of uncertainty surrounds it. What about in 20 years after another couple decades or Kremlin propaganda on social media?
minus-squareNeuromancer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·8 months agoBy then, Putin will be dead. Fingers crossed, Russia will get someone better in the next round. Putin doesn’t have twenty years if the rumors are true. Five at the most.
minus-squarefuckingkangaroos@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoThere are others just as bad and worse ready to replace Putin. Would you expect that when a mob boss dies they replace him with a benevolent leader?
Europe isn’t going to fall. If Russia attacks a NATO nation, then we have an obligation to get involved.
That’s presumably true now, although certainly a lot of uncertainty surrounds it. What about in 20 years after another couple decades or Kremlin propaganda on social media?
By then, Putin will be dead. Fingers crossed, Russia will get someone better in the next round.
Putin doesn’t have twenty years if the rumors are true. Five at the most.
There are others just as bad and worse ready to replace Putin.
Would you expect that when a mob boss dies they replace him with a benevolent leader?