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I can't really think of a reason for that as Reddit is hated somewhat equally by "both" sides of the spectrum. It's just something I find interesting.

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[-] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

You mean besides the decades the US and USSR didn’t blow the entire world to pieces or even enter direct conflict, which would likely have killed millions more than the proxy wars that occurred with diplomatic intervention? I’m sorry, I just can’t take anyone who truly thinks that diplomacy is always useless seriously. It strongly suggests they’ve never read a history book.

[-] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Nukes discouraging any escalation into war:

[-] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

There are going to be multiple factors in any international relations situation. I’m sorry you don’t understand that.

[-] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, and the probability of nuclear annihilation is a hell of a factor to prevent war

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