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aguaviva 5 days ago

Imagine the absurdity of if China put missiles on the Mexican border ...

Imagine the US engaging in an invasion of Mexico as equally stupid and unprovoked as Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Then not only would Mexico have a perfect right to seek whatever help it needed to resist the aggression directed at it, we would -- unless we were damned fools -- fully expect Mexico to seek and obtain that help.

geomark 5 days ago | parent [-]

When people say "unprovoked" do they not know the history, or they think the history doesn't matter, or do they just not care?

abenga 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

What did Ukraine do? Just exist ... menacingly?

com 3 days ago | parent [-]

Actually, that’s probably the key insight. A democratic, successful Ukraine (not a guaranteed thing at any point) would be an existential threat to the “Russian World” narrative from Moscow, and upend the regime. Even a partially successful Ukraine with working if imperfect pluralism, and regular transitions of power would probably be an profound threat, proving that other models could work.

aguaviva 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Or they know the history all too well.