Russia Declares War on Ukraine

AZTG said:
As much shit is talked about when it comes to the US policing the world, alot of the world is reliant on the US to be the police.

A bunch of European countries are out there giving universal health care to their people cause they dont need to spend a ton on their military because the US got them.

And that shit ends up meaning alot.

The US ends up getting really good trade deals because of its influence as the worlds cop. Countries want the US to be reliant on them for something and the US will protect them for their interest.

Its a symbiotic relationship that benefits both sides.

Ontop of that, the US having this influence also allows the US to sanction countries like Russia because so many of the worlds economies will indeed sanction Russia just cause America said so.

Imagine in 30 years, Russia grows in influence and turns around and gets the rest of the world to put a 50% tax on US goods.

Thats alot of power.

All that to say, Russia invading Ukraine means nothing in a vacuum.

But it has this ripple down effect of America not being able to protect mfers, which will start wading US influence down and trade deals are no longer in our favor etc etc.
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I really dont think robust universal healthcare is reliant on low military budgets, sounds like a myth perpetuated by american politicians who fear monger about socialism. It's ironic when ppl talk about America protecting the world when they are at the same time possibly the most war mongering state in modern history. The current crisis in Israel is yet another example of this.

A case can be made for the US standing up for liberal democracies against a tide of authoritarian governments. But I'd argue the world doesn't need the US. The West has just found itself in a comfortable position with America as the sugar daddy. And achieving independence isn't helped when america makes heavy handed, coercive moves that forces the hand of allied states to maintain the American super power status quo. Europe can forge a path forward for itself it need be.

Those in the thread who were chest beating American supremacy against Russias supposedly weak military and economy are a joke. Ukraine was never going to win and all signs are increasingly pointing to that fact.
 
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