The notion that Russia will militarily occupy Europe is pure fantasy. However, what’s absolutely certain is that both Russia and the US will exploit the political chaos in Europe caused by collapsing living standards, a crisis Europe itself created. In a twist straight out of Greek tragedy, Europe’s fear of Russian domination has turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Since 2014, and especially post-2022, the EU has doubled down on a strategy of sweeping sanctions, diplomatic isolation, and moralistic rhetoric in its crusade against Russia. Yet, now it’s Europe that finds itself politically isolated and with its economy collapsing. By cutting itself off from cheap Russian energy, Europe triggered a steep decline in living standards that left the neoliberal political center teetering on the edge. Sanctions intended to harm Russia have instead led to Germany’s deindustrialization, with giants like BASF now shifting production abroad. Russia, on the other hand, successfully pivoted toward the Global South, with major countries like China and India more than making up for any lost trade with Europe.

After three years of economic war, EU unity is finally starting to fray. Hungary and Slovakia openly defy the EU, Greece and Cyprus veto arms shipments to Kyiv, and that’s just the start. Populist parties across Europe are weaponizing economic pain into anti-EU sentiment. Elections in France, Germany, Czech Republic, and Romania all show nationalist parties steadily gaining momentum. This trend will only grow as the standard of living continues to decline.

Meanwhile, the US appears to have recognized the end of the unipolar order and has opened dialogue with Russia cutting Europe out of the discussion. Europe’s obsession has left it stranded, lacking the military might to resist realignment or the economic autonomy to chart its own course. Its survival hinges on abandoning its zero-sum vendetta and adapting to the new multipolar world. Unless the EU swaps moral crusades for strategic realism, it risks its own destruction.

I do not feel bad for Zelensky because this is the position he put himself in by aborting negotiations two weeks into the war.

• https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/05/5/7344206/
• https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/09/03/west-peace-proposal-ukraine-russia/
• https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/10/25/the-west-must-stop-blocking-negotiations-between-ukraine-and-russia/
• https://braveneweurope.com/michael-von-der-schulenburg-hajo-funke-harald-kujat-peace-for-ukraine
• https://mronline.org/2023/12/07/west-sabotaged-ukraine-peace-deal-with-russia-admit-zelensky-official-and-germanys-ex-leader/
• https://www.aaronmate.net/p/ukraines-top-negotiator-confirms
• even Nuland admitted to stopping negotiations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiS2dg_atfc

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Europe is materially incapable of stepping up in a big way.

lol yeah any code I wrote a week ago might as well have been written by an alien

The irony here is that people who consume media that only comes from their own bubble are the ones who are most affected by propaganda.

I’m capable of using my brain to evaluate the things I’m reading and draw my own conclusions from them.

I will never understand this mentality of people who are unable to read information from sources they don’t agree with ideologically.

the joke is that bash syntax is terrible and you always forget how to do basic things in it after not touching it for a while

Tankies said something about 3 day special military operation. That didn’t come true.

The whole narrative of a 3 day operation came from Washington and was spread by general Milley https://archive.ph/lYyTn

But do feel free to link anybody you label to be a tankie saying anything of the sort, because you obviously wouldn’t lie here. In general, it is a wise choice for you not to discuss topics you’re clueless about with anyone.

Absolutely hilarious how every single thing the “tankies” said for the past three years has come true. Meanwhile, libs are still busy clutching their pearls and running away whenever reality dares to knock on the door of their carefully curated fantasyland. Who needs facts when you’ve got vibes, right?

It’s absolutely incredible that people are still pretending this isn’t a proxy war.

It’s what happens when you pursue feels based politics for a decade instead of looking out for national interest. Both Canada and Europe bought into the whole shared values narrative, and are now finding out that their dependence will be exploited by the hegemon.

If Canada stops posturing and normalizes relations with China then it might.

Given the huge disparity between impact on Canada and the US, this makes perfect sense from the US perspective.

The US is around 76% exports for Canada accounting for 19% of GDP. Meanwhile, exports from US to Canada account for around 2.7% of the GDP for the US.

The reason he was there was to sell off whatever is left of his country to the US, and then he tried to back out at the last moment throwing a tantrum in public. Now the US reminded him that he’s just a puppet by cutting off military aid, and he’s getting back with the program.

It’s my post about Zelensky sobering up and caving in to all of Trump’s demands after Trump cut off aid for a day because he realized that Europeans have fuck all to offer aside from platitudes.

Turns out you have the patience of a fucking angel just like your idol.

looks like we get AI slop on here now too