the signs are already there (JP Morgan circling 'rebuilding' efforts), but damn, when the full details start to come out and if/when the establishment becomes comfortable saying it was a mistake (ala Iraq), it will be shown just how much of a ratfuck this is.

Meanwhile the NHS crumbles more and more every day.

  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    30 days ago

    Yeah, idk. Like I'm sure it's a matter of time before Zelensky gets ousted or offed or something, but it'll just be a changing of the patsy; short of a leftist revolution, they'll just keep hitting the resistance to Russia machine with a fresh coat of paint and roll on, is my guess.

    • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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      30 days ago

      They'll only be doing that as long as it is profitable for them though. Once Ukraine is fully defeated they can't really get a good return on investment anymore, so they'll abandon them.

      • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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        30 days ago

        Short of using nukes or the USA's level of depravity they showed in Vietnam and Korea, I don't think there is a win for Russia. And if Ukraine were to surrender that's when their leadership would get ousted and replaced with a "true patriot". Ukraine is basically just a method of funneling western government money to an international MIC. I really don't see a permanent shut off for that tap without revolution in the western world.

        • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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          30 days ago

          Yeah, you raise a good point. I can see a point of diminishing returns for the MIC but a "reliable" customer that they can keep making money off of would be ideal for them. They do love their forever wars.