The fighting is between two countries surely that does not constitute an actual world war.
@icedquinn I understand that, but lets hope it does not escalate to us bombing each other, the cost will be immense. There are no winners in that scenario.
Do our leaders EVER learn. ?
@icedquinn Not everyone there are one or two countries supporting Russia.
Agreed, who does Putin get replaced with?, Have Russians ever known democracy ? They had Tzars, who were overthrown in a revolution, then communism, they know nothing else. So little frame of reference to build on.
Granted communism was replaced with what was mean to be a democracy which didn't quite work out as that.
@icedquinn Well when the opposition are oppressed there is little choice.
@zleap
To be fair many of the older Russians do yearn for the explosion in scientific discovery and social progress that happened under #Soviet times. A friend we know is one of those.
Also some of the #millenials and #GenX'ers.
Its probably not a narrative that you'll ever hear in the legacyMedia. Different places have different ways of doing democracy, gauging the will of the people.
Think about it. What has our system devolved into without the countervailing force of Soviets?
@icedquinn
I agree there, the competition between US and Russia (USSR) pushed the space program forward.
It looks like the Rosalind Franklin Mars rover may not now launch, which is a shame as it was a great example of EU / Russia collaboration.
@zleap
SpaceXploration is a #scam. Always has been.
Lots of #fiatMoney to produce #autonomousVehicles that withstand #hostile conditions (incl #radiation) whilst collecting #information and communicating over vast distances.
Its easy to label the following as conspiratorial, but what purpose might it *really* serve? What '#space' are they *really* talking about exploring and #dominating?
#spacex #spaceExploration #el #elevation #on #sun #ancientLanguage #God #sunGod #solarFlare
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