Another week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has gone by, and Moscow has crossed yet another line with its aggression against Western targets. This time, the violation came in the form of a parcel bomb in the hold of a German aircraft. The device exploded on the ground at
  • Skyrmir@lemmy.worldEnglish
    336·
    2 months ago

    If we put a bullet in Putin, there would be no more war. That tells me we’re not at war with Russia. We’re at war with Putin.

    • anonymous111@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      Did killing Cesar at the end of Fallout New Vegas teach us nothing?

      The war machine is too far along to be stopped easily.

      Or if WW1 is your poison:

      Initially, Wilhelm II wanted to halt the German mobilization, hoping for a peaceful resolution. However, Moltke insisted it was too late to stop the complex mobilization process once it had been set in motion. He argued that it was “like a wound-up clock” that couldn’t simply be unwound. His words essentially conveyed that the mobilization machinery, once started, would continue inexorably towards war, effectively removing any possibility of reversal.

        • bluGill@fedia.io
          14·
          2 months ago

          Putin has surrounded himself with those who agree with him, and killed those who disagree who are at all in danger of getting a position of power. Unless you kill nearly everybody in politics nothing will change. (if you do I don’t know what the result will be other than really bad - and no guarantee of change for the better even with just the Ukraine issue)

          • P00ptart@lemmy.world
            21·
            2 months ago

            Well it can’t get a whole lot worse at this point unless they really go with someone with a disorder.

      • Skyrmir@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        2 months ago

        You’re right there is a list, and they don’t agree who should be in charge. Which means the internal problems would be a lot more important than the external war. Especially if there is a risk one of them might take western help to get in charge.

        By the time they’re ready to think about Ukraine again, there would be half of NATO sitting there waiting for them.

  • Valmond@lemmy.world
    10·
    2 months ago

    Well, they are at war with us so yeah, we’re at war with them, just gotta defend ourselves now.

  • j4k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    The honor guard in Russia look like they have been gassed by a nerve agent when Czar Putin of Muscovy passes. It’s like a toddler’s cringe dramatization you smile at while holding in the FML sentiment. Seems I’m in FML company with lefty. Probably got gassed for that glance in the picture too.