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Me reading the first paragraph: there's no way the USA is going to willingly let Russia...

(Remembers who's in the White House.)

Ah, yeah, so Russia is going to be in Syria as they as they want to be eh?

I mean, if you were actually capable of reasoning you would have picked up early on that I very clearly stated Europe has world-class technology and potential. As you already noted, along with European leaders and industry analysts, fragmentation is a challenge (among other challenges.)

"the US took the lead there an EU expected support to last"

The USA was clear from the get-go that EU needed to provide a lot of support and that we largely view this is a European war, because, you know, it is a European war.

It's too bad you were so focused on attacking me from the get-go because we actually probably could have had a great and insightful conversation.

I think they'll still be relevant for the foreseeable future but whereas traditional air power was once arguably the crucial element in many wars, it may not be the deciding factor in many conflicts going forward, at least if two modern militaries are facing off against each other.

Drones will be key in every war I'd think. And hypersonic missiles will probably be crucial in wars with modern militaries clashing.

decreased economic activity alone I'd think would reduce emissions.

What's really got me sweating is the fact that we're living in sorta good times. A lot of people are struggling of course, and serious issues are unfolding, but imagine what the world could look like if we get hit by the next Great Recession or Great Depression. Things could quickly go from very bad to much, much worse.

yeah pretty much every headline could simply be:

Trump/Vance/MAGA Does Exactly What They Told Everyone They'd Do

and the subheader line could be: Traditional Democrats/Media shocked that Trump/Vance/Maga did least shocking thing ever.

Ah yeah I assumed you meant the extreme interpretations of Christian values.

I mean, Japan is one of the more isolationist countries on earth. And racism is a massive issue. Christianity isn't a major factor, but traditional views on the roles of women and the set up of the household are a major challenge.

So you got nothing, eh?

lmao you're just smashing dunning kruger my dude. If you have an actual point just come out and say it. You're trying to bend logical fallacies in a way that doesn't work and starts to veer towards narcissism.

TBH, I think you know you started out on a foundation of absurd bullshit and now painted in a corner you're just lashing out, hoping that you can intimidate people by blatantly misusing arguements.

You're welcome to try to prove me wrong

By god. I mean. Wow. Oof.

I am in no way (edit: nor have I ever even implied) devaluing Ukraine to mean that their only value is mineral resources. Why you concluded that is beyond me and baffling. Literally.

Ukrainians are certainly worth much, much than those resources in my view. Let's say Ukraine's natural resources literally magically disappeared overnight. So what? They still deserve justice and then some and we should protect democracies when and where possible.

Regardless, spinning minerals into some conspiracy theory with the USA extracting phantom trillions doesn't advance Ukraine's cause.

Dude I try to be polite here for its own sake but go touch some grass.

"Give me $10,000, because you know, on a global scale it's not a lot of money, so you shouldn't worry about handing it over to me."

Hello strawman, someone put this ridiculous statement in a logic 101 course textbook. I mean, dafuq are you on about?

I think you'd have to play psychology there to be honest. Next time Trump asks for payments for the troops, for example, you might wanna say "actually, we were thinking you should be paying rent."

It's a really messy situation. While the EU/USA are allies, those troops do increase security. But there is already a threat simply by those troops being there, and if the USA becomes a full blown enemy yeah it's a grave threat.

I think this is why Putin also was quick to mention cooperating with the USA on minerals in Russia (which from his POV includes those regions). I'm sure Zelenskyy/Ukraine would want to try to use that as leverage but I don't think Trump bites.

There are some substantial reserves of various minerals elsewhere but not sure how viable and valuable they really are.

Unfortunately, that next recession, which I believe likely becomes a depression, is going to slam everyone. The EU, USA, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea etc. all have major challenges and weaknesses.

Yes. You do. That's unquestionable. Ukraine is barely holding on with overall generous support from the USA and Europe.

A stand down on war period would be wonderful. Unfortunately, as long as aggressors are on the board, you have to maintain a defensive posture. Europe's deficiencies have been made clear but their on-going struggles to supply Ukraine. Russia may spend less, but like China, their lower per capita income in some ways helps them get more out of their money (thankfully, corruption and other issues also nerf Russia).

Trump is not a diplomat? Trump's blow up is exactly why you want to work with professional diplomats.

Zelenskyy and Trump should have never been meeting until every point was hammered out and Zelenskyy should have turned up just to compliment Trump and sign something already agreed upon.

It sucks having to approach POTUS like a cranky toddler, but such is the world we live in.

Ah yeah I was actually talking about non reddit places. I do remember the pre reddit days when those forums were common. Maybe it's rose colored glasses but I do remember the convos being a bit deeper.

Well, hopefully Lemmy or someone figures out how to do reddit better than reddit tbh.

yeah the best subs on reddit are almost always at least semi-niche with mods who are serious about the topic but not a-holes. I haven't had many issues with many mods but I still avoid most of the main subs simply because the discussion there is often very weak.

Do you have any recommendations on how to find indie forums? I don't know if there are lists or whatnot out there.