A massive increase in defense spending is set to hit Greenland in a move that would allow the Artic territory to fortify its military’s strength.

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    • Piment [they/them]
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      I'm not fully sure the PM of Greenland even gets to decide on something like that as it is an autonomous region of Denmark, while autonomous it is still a colonial region of a European country that is in NATO, Trump annexing them would only hurt their people, but don't be mistaken it is not a sovereign country currently, most of it's diplomatic relations take place in Copenhagen

    • BurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 days ago

      Death to NATO. Its an objectively good thing for humanity. I don't care if your boogey man also wants it, its a good thing

        • BurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]
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          2 days ago

          Considering NATO has been an enemy to humanity since its creation, its about as cold of a take as you can get

        • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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          2 days ago

          What is literally happening right now, literally today that you think should change people's minds about not supporting nazis?

          • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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            2 days ago

            Millions of Ukrainians spending Christmas day without powered due to 70 missile attack from an aggressive neighbour.

            • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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              2 days ago

              I want to make very, very sure you read my entire comment. People spending Christmas without power is all it takes for you to put on the armband and throw your support behind the "gas em all 1488 racial holy war now" faction and become an enemy of like 98% of humanity? If so, incredible unprompted mask drop. Like, for real? Because that and worse happens in war all the time dude. You don't see me growing a little tiny mustache just because I think Dresden was overkill. Would that have been enough to turn you into a hitlerite back then too?

      • BrikoX@lemmy.zip
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        2 days ago

        NATO is just one manifestation of military industrial complex. Just getting rid of it without any global change it would be net negative for the humanity.

        The primary issue with NATO is that it's often misused by US for its own personal needs.

        • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
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          2 days ago

          The primary purpose of NATO is to maintain western hegemony over the global south to better extract resources and profit from it. It being gone is a net good

          • BrikoX@lemmy.zip
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            2 days ago

            Yes, the primary issue I mention is the purpose you are talking about. Thank you for repeating what I said. It being disbanded wouldn't automatically be net positive, since despite the issues it creates, it does serve other valid purposes. You need to address systemic issues, not manifestations of those issues to solve anything. Because if not NATO, it would be another 4 letter organization doing exactly the same thing by exactly the same people.

              • BrikoX@lemmy.zip
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                2 days ago
                • Standardization of military equipment and protocols, so that each NATO country can operate the same equipment without needing re-training.
                • Unified communication infrastructure for instant information sharing during wartime period.
                • Protection from Russia's imperialism and stated goal of reunification of former USSR territories.
                • Containment of Germany following their demilitarization.
                • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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                  2 days ago

                  You are not describing other purposes, you are describing means by which NATO pursues it's one purpose. Also, what is your understanding of the word "imperialism"?

      • HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 day ago

        Ask the Poles how the Soviets treated them

        Don’t trust the Poles? Ask any number of victim countries brutalized.

        That ‘boogeyman’ ex-KGB is doing it today to Ukraine…