Europe would not be able to sustain a so-called hybrid war of attrition with Russia owing to a public lack of war readiness, defence officials say
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/05/europe-unable-sustain-war-of-attrition-russia-defence-officials-say
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Scrogu@lemmy.zip · 36 pts · 5d
They want to cut social programs but not tax the rich to defend Europe.
I suggest that your share of the defense expenses of a country should be at least proportional to how much of the country you own.
The poor will be the ones dying already.
Tiresia@slrpnk.net · 18 pts · 5d
I'm sure the rise of pro-Kremlin far-right parties is completely the fault of Russia. And not, say, the pro-Kremlin far-right nation that controls most of our media and digital infrastructure and which engages in large-scale bribery and corruption as a matter of course.
Zorque@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 5d
Why, exactly, are they so pro-kremlin?
Tiresia@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 4d
Because it's easier to destroy (social-liberal) democracy with like-minded allies. Europe would have been a much tougher nut to crack without Russia to stoke their existential terror.
Damage@feddit.it · 7 pts · 5d
Guys... Europe was the origin of THE two world wars. Does anybody really want to find out?
lath@piefed.social · 2 pts · 5d
Yes. There's enough idiots around who sincerely want ww3 by any means to make it something worth worrying about.
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 5d
So … like … the people are not interested in destroying each other.
Perhaps the rich and powerful need their own cage match. Leave the rest of us out of it.