Skua

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[–] Skua@kbin.earth 1 points 1 hour ago

If Germany isn't doing it on its own terms then it's not Germany doing it, is it? Not only can Germany do it on its own terms, it only matters if Germany does it on its own terms.

Regardless, the responsibility Germany has does not entail giving Russia propaganda fodder for its own imperialism. That helps literally nobody.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 2 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

The people that committed the crimes of Nazi Germany are dead, and good riddance to them. Modern Germany is doing the right thing by commemorating their defeat. They can do that on their own terms in their own country. People don't get to just do whatever they want in Germany on the basis of being from a country that suffered under the Nazis.

Nobody is asking Nechayev to make a speech, but nobody is asking him to attend either and he still plans to do that. Nechayev described this commemoration as “part of the path to our reconciliation”, so he clearly thinks of it as something Germany should be doing in order to be friendlier with Russia despite Russia's actions

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 6 points 1 day ago

If Putin is going to make use of it either way, it seems to me like you might as well pick the option that makes it more likely for the event to go ahead without incident. It's not like Germany is burning any good will with Russia here, there isn't any to burn

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 40 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Russian representatives aren't being banned because of the behaviour of this ambassador. They're being banned becaue they are expected to misuse the publicity of an event where Ukrainians - the Soviet republic with the second-highest military and civilian casualties - will also be present

You've got two parts of the former Soviet Union fighting a brutal war against each other. You probably can't invite both sides to the same event and expect it to go okay. Which side do you invite? The one that didn't start the problem

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 27 points 1 week ago

Neutrinos almost don't interact with other matter. You use neutrons to start fission

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 57 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"A tabloid says the CIA says the KGB saw aliens turn people to stone. Also this is a news article on something that was declassified 25 years ago with no new developments."

okay

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Denmark actually isn't part of the eurozone and uses its own currency, Danish krone

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He's hitting countries like this the hardest too due to his ChatGPT-special formula for calculating tariffs. America has big trade deficits with poorer countries because they are too poor to buy much American stuff, and now he's punishing them for it

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 44 points 2 weeks ago

You're well on your way to effectively embargoing yourselves by the looks of it

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 66 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Coordinate with China on this shit. The EU and China may have their differences, but they have a common goal here and together they substantially outweigh the US

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 18 points 2 weeks ago

They basically are permanent if his alternative is the EU buying the entire GDP of Finland in extra LNG every year

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ahhh good point. Shame

 
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