https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_220665.htm
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/europes-weak-armed-forces-could-be-washed-away-by-russia-bmxbc22gc
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_220665.htm
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/europes-weak-armed-forces-could-be-washed-away-by-russia-bmxbc22gc
For sure, it's the kind of illusion of choice capitalism excels at. There's a market for people who think Russia is a big threat and this is a mindset that the military industrial complex cultivates to get more funding, and there's a market for people who believe in western superiority. Both are useful to capitalists in their own way.