As a Finn I say this is fine. Every military resource that is tied down and not raping and destroying Ukraine is net positive.

  • cuntonabike@lemmy.worldEnglish
    173·
    2 years ago

    I’ve wanted to fight Russia since they annexed Crimea.

    I’m sure you’ll be the first to volunteer for the front lines then.

    • Supercritical@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      2 years ago

      Exactly. I hate when people lead off with that. It assumes their personal involvement in the war does anything other than make themselves feel less hopeless.

      • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
        62·
        2 years ago

        I understand their point from a geopolitical strategy perspective, but you always have to step back and ask yourself if you’d be willing to personally sign up. I would love to see Russia beaten and Putin ousted too, but I’m not willing to physically go do that, so I can’t exactly expect others to.

        Not to mention, I’m old enough to know that it would never go as planned. We’d end up in forever war that kills thousands and thousands of innocent people and puts warlords in charge instead of a clean coup and instant transition to peaceful democracy.

      • doctorcrimson@lemmy.todayEnglish
        36·
        2 years ago

        Exactly for real, mate, I’d be digging those trenches. Didn’t expect that, did you? Thought you had the ultimate “Gotcha!” but no. I’m probably one of the few people in this comment section even fit to serve. Parrot more talking points, why not?

        • Hairy_MacBoon@monero.townEnglish
          21·
          2 years ago

          Let us know when you join the army. We’ll be sure to applaud and throw a party for you.

          • doctorcrimson@lemmy.todayEnglish
            22·
            2 years ago

            Why would I join up to fight for oil? I just explained that the source of my frustration is the fight that I want to fight is not a priority of my nation.

              • doctorcrimson@lemmy.todayEnglish
                11·
                2 years ago

                Sorry, what is your argument here? That if I’m not willing to fight for the profits of companies that I also wouldn’t be willing to fight an actual threat to millions of people? Is that it? You feel like as long as I’m not being deployed to topple a democracy in South America, Africa, or the Middle East that you’ve somehow won here? I clearly overestimated your intelligence, I think I’ll leave the conversation here.

    • doctorcrimson@lemmy.todayEnglish
      61·
      2 years ago

      Goddamn right I would. Finally a cause worth fighting for, many Americans would view it as a dream come true.