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[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

There are potentially a few allies, Canada, UK?, Australia, and a few smaller countries that are not in the EU.

Alas, on the other side, there are a few missing as well (Israel, for example)

[–] Ulvain@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 day ago
[–] turdas@suppo.fi 9 points 1 day ago

Finally a Star Wars meme to explain the geopolitical situation so I can understand it.

[–] leavemealone@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Easy, destroy Russia as it is the easier target and offer two thirds of it to usa and China if they don't intervene/give us a bit of support. They get free territory with vast resources and we get rid of a menace to western democracies who is already at war with us and get the western part of Russia, expanding Europe, and facilitating business with China. Russia is not really interesting to support as they are relatively small economically (10% of Europe), and there are only 150 millions of people there, they will probably be better in Europe.

[–] Pringles@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

On a serious note, I think taking out Russia as a threat is exactly what Europe should do now that it's weak, in order to secure the Eastern flank in case the US goes completely funny.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Only problem is, China can then maybe completely engulf Mongolia, which would give ppl there a really hard time.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 0 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

china's aiming for cultural/economic victory, not military

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Maybe, but it's a problem either way. Mongolia now has a border with just two countries: China and russia. Their merchants can use whichever has lower tariffs or better security etc. So there's a small bit of leverage, which gives a bit of freedom. Now, if China gets the part of russia that connects Mongolia with russia as part of a peace deal that splits russia among the allied forces like Germany after WW2, Mongolia will share a border with only China and they can put tariffs etc as high as they want. If China closed their airspace they couldn't even export/import by air. It would be very worrisome and an immense pressure.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago

Missing the EU on the right side, because let's face it the EU's biggest enemy is itself (and its weird dedication to licking Uncle Sam boot).

[–] krigo666@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Any empire is by definition evil

[–] Taiatari@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Doesn’t the rule of two apply? There are always two..

[–] Klear@quokk.au 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm afraid the bigger fish rule applies here.

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There's always a bigger shit?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

as soon as you kill the small fish someone casts Summon Bigger Fish

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

In that case, europe'a got a good chance for plot-armor

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Conservation of Ninjutsu rule applies!

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] sidebro@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 day ago

The american flag, it's right there

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Up someone's ass no doubt.

[–] dukemirage@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Israel is not directly shitting in our backyard so we don't care, just like Iran, Sudan etc pp.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

You're fine with funding genocide, you only care if they bother you?

That does check out with how immoral and pathetic the Jedi were.

[–] dukemirage@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

The "we" is rethorical, as in the European political powers and the part of the populace who elected them. I'm not fine with any of that.

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 1 points 1 day ago

People are often more bothered by stuff that directly affect them. Though instability in Middle East, North Africa has shown up as more migrants to Europe and that's something Israel and USA have had their hands in

[–] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

At least we have cash.