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That's pretty specific to the US.
Not exclusive, but.
We do conscription here, and we do it because we live next to Russia. I consider myself a conditional pacifist, but I do hold a rank in the army and would go to defend my country against Russia.
I would want global demilitarisation, but as long as autocrats hold militaries as powerful as Russias, North Korea's and others, it just doesn't seem too practical. Also, I don't trust the US with theirs, but unless the Russian trolls get through enough to bother the election (with their "oh don't vote Biden" bs, yes he's a shit ruler as well but compared to Trump he's not a fucking fascist) and Trump wins, I will be very concerned.
So I don't shit on the military, and support Einstein's take on the subject, but it has to be simultaneous globally or at least start with the scarier armies.
If all "good" countries just voluntarily completely disarm, the shit ones will abuse it to no end.
Just look at Gotland. Sweden basically demilitarised it ~2005 or something in the name of Baltic cooperation and international trust. Russia instantly started spying on the island and even testing how close they can get their bombers.
Now Sweden has rearmed it, AA-guns, a few tanks, several hundred soldiers.
I wish they didn't have to do that, but we can't trust countries with leaders like Putler. Or Trump, for that matter.
Well said. I couldn’t agree with you more.
Thanks. Or "hooah" as I believe the saying is on that side of the pond.
I'm just very nervous about the fact that if a WWIII does break out, the losing countries might utilise their nukes. And as much as I enjoy the Fallout universe, I wouldn't like to live in one.
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." — Albert Einstein
Isn't NK's military just rebranded China's?
I wish Putin and his oligarchs will be sent to Hauge sooner.
I wouldn't trust either one, tbh.
In a more just world
No. They come from two very distinct brands of communist ideological thought and are sharply divided on a host of issues particular to 20th century communist organizing. In fact, its something of a sticking point between the two countries. In the fine leftist tradition of purist infighting, NK leadership and Chinese leadership insist the other side did it wrong.
I'm sure they'll arrive shortly before Netanyahu and some time slightly after Maduro, Assad, and Abdourahamane Tchiani.