Thomas_More
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I think most in the armed forces are there because they see no other option for themselves, certainly those in combatant roles. In civilian life they’d be on the streets doing drugs and struggling for every cent. The army gives the poor and ill-educated a lifeline, regular meals, shelter, and a false sense of community, if brutal and rigid.
I don’t think they dwell on the constitution. “Their” ideas are the slogans given them by commanders. They are taught to obey, no matter what.So you think (“peace at any cost”) that fighting for Ukraine is on a par with the Spanish republic?
Europe is hyperventilating marching itself into totalitarianism, but I don’t think Russia wants to invade.
The governments here are using Ukraine as an excuse to bring in more repression, militarism, and social cuts.
After four years the vote will be Democrat again. Does that answer it? It might be harder by then for the Democrat president to justify restoring the stand-off with Russia though.
And when the US and Russia do a deal, and European troops are not allowed to go ahead with their entry into Ukraine, and Trump and Putin re-establish Nordstream 2 etc., what then?
How far do you think the planned militarisation and mobilisation will go? Compulsory “civil defence”/nuclear war drills? How should we respond?
I recently forwarded an anti-fur message, upon request, to “my” MP. He shot it down with an email saying that the only priority now is “national defence.” This will be the response to all social welfare projects too: must be shelved as “national defence” is more important!😡
How far are they going to push this hysteria over a war the US is sick of?
An example of the type of “incidents” that could provide an excuse for EU/UK pre-emption.
If discontent at social/welfare cuts spreads, the EU and UK could maybe use the russophobic hysteria they are fuelling to bring in martial law and maybe even stage an “incident” to provoke war for real, do you think?
https://tass.com/world/1923043
Macron summoning army chiefs.
According to the pamphlet, Pankhurst was for a time a real socialist, as her two pieces in the pamphlet demonstrate.
Everywhere, all across Europe and the US, the workers and the Leftists are opposing Trump over Ukraine and supporting the Democrats and Britain in opposing a Trump/Putin peace.
The Left is in no way class conscious. It is still in thrall to the slogan of “national liberation.”
” but that does not mean we should be in favor of peace.” ?
This is obviously a mistake in English.
Every time Ukraine gets missiles and fires them into Russia we know Russian missiles will follow into Ukraine. How can those moaning about cutting weapons to Ukraine, or anywhere, can bring peace? Ukraine will never be able to end the war that way, just prolong it.
