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[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 82 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just when I thought I'd heard every possible take, Gunther comes out of fucking nowhere with the "Palestine is real and should be part of NATO"

[–] Posadas@hexbear.net 74 points 2 years ago (2 children)

An asteroid could be hurtling towards earth and his first instinct will be calling for it to become a member of nato, and getting it incorporated into the Schengen area.

Freedom of movement for all bolides.

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Or balkanize it.

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 59 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I LOVE GUNTHER! COMPLETELY INCOHERENT PLANS THAT WOULD JUST RESULT IN WANTON DESTRUCTION ARE AWESOME!

[–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

His mind is a piece of art.

[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Complete tangent but, in highschool during a literature class, one of my classmates was reading a passage from the textbook outloud and pronounced "wanton carnality" as "wonton carnality" and the teacher laughed for like 5 straight minutes.

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago

wonton carnality

Would

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 54 points 2 years ago

Balkanize everything and bring it into NATO and the Eurozone gunther-fear

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 46 points 2 years ago

God I love this man's brain chefs-kiss

[–] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 44 points 2 years ago

Gunther's ideology is the angel-biblical of politics.

[–] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago

"ChatGPT, solve the Israel-Palestine conflict for me"

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That NATO/Palestine pin is absolutely fucking cursed

[–] WIIHAPPYFEW@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago

Average American socdem

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 34 points 2 years ago

Gunther never promises to be boring. I'll give him that and nothing more.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would that mean Palestine can Article 5 Israel? Pretty lit. God tier posting right here.

[–] Redderthanmisty@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not necessarily. If they're both in NATO, nothing happens if a conflict breaks out. If I remember correctly, Turkey and Greece had a few small scale conflicts a few years ago that nearly spiralled into war, but neither could call article 5 because they were both NATO members.

[–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Turkey flatout invaded Cyprus and nothing happened.

[–] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago

This would almost work except for no one anywhere wanting this

[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago

I was wondering what this character was up to

[–] Fishroot@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago

Still a better solution than what the US is working tirelessly on

[–] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 2 years ago

I admit that is better than constant war.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

his brain is perfectly smooth, you could use it to calibrate instruments

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

his brain is perfectly smooth, you could use it to calibrate instruments

Calipers kelly

[–] kleeon@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago

these are the people who dare to call communists utopian

[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago

It's impossible to hate this man.

[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

If everyone joined NATO we could all be friends

[–] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

This guy is pure genius

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I will also accept the penguin from Adventure Time

[–] Ocommie63@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 years ago

This isnt just goofy its GUUTHFY

[–] Florn@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago
[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No balkanisation? Nobody is split into tiny statelets that only exist in Paradox games?

I'm disappointed. He could at least have given us five Palestines or something.

[–] pinguinu@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago

No balkanisation? Nobody is split into tiny statelets that only exist in Paradox games?

WRONG! In this scenario Palestine will be the statelet, this person couldn't fathom a world without "Israel"

[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 2 years ago

Finally. We've had one state solutions, two state solutions, only Gunther is brave enough to suggest a 70 state solution!

[–] NuraShiny@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Get Russia in too while you are at it mate!