I have the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. It's not really a close match because it's not as much of a proxy war, but it does match with imperial powers expanding their territories to their neighbors
That’s a pretty good comparison, I just likening it solely on the basis of “supposed military power gets repeatedly embarrassed by numerically inferior enemy”
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hellfire103@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 147d
2016‽ This is 2003, mate.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 147d
More like 1939.
bearboiblake@pawb.social · 8 pts · 147d
I think we're a few years out from that, feels more like 1936-ish, like the Italian invasion of Ethiopia
prettybunnys@piefed.social · 6 pts · 147d
The Italian invasion of Ethiopia I’d say is Russia in Ukraine.
We’re at the beginning of the appeasement of Trump.
So. 1936ish feels apt, but … once he goes for Cuba it’s 1939
bearboiblake@pawb.social · 3 pts · 147d
I have the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. It's not really a close match because it's not as much of a proxy war, but it does match with imperial powers expanding their territories to their neighbors
prettybunnys@piefed.social · 3 pts · 147d
That’s a pretty good comparison, I just likening it solely on the basis of “supposed military power gets repeatedly embarrassed by numerically inferior enemy”
bearboiblake@pawb.social · 4 pts · 147d
Yeah, it's never quite an exact match, it just rhymes!
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 147d
I'd like my mom back then please and thank you. And my ability to live like a college student
bearboiblake@pawb.social · 4 pts · 147d
🤚Triggering the libs (2016 edition)
👉Triggering the libs (2026 edition)
hungprocess@thriv.social · 3 pts · 147d
And David Bowie for 10 days.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 2 pts · 147d
I actually lost my will to live in 2016. I've been a zombie for the last 10 years.