Diplomatic relations isn’t, but disbanding of militaries and police certainly is.

Yes. I already said that this was not realistic to happen overnight.

As to how Germany’s diplomatic relationship is lacking, isn’t the only difference with how China is interacting sanctions for the war? If the only option for embargoing oil trade is all out war, I think that is a lack of imagination at play.

I gave an example on what diplomacy could look like. You asked for it. That doesn’t mean that it has to happen in whatever uay you think China is doing diplomacy.

Why would I call you names? What would make you think I would?

Experience on lemmy. Most people on here can’t distinguish between acknowledging that a state government can have coherent reasons for acting in a certain way and the condoning of these actions. If I say that Russia has invaded Ukraine due to security concerns (as they have stated for years before 2014), someone on lemmy will accuse me of simping for Putin.

You yourself conflated reasons with justifiable reasons. I want to disband state military and police. What makes you think that I want to justify Russia’s invasion. I just donwt automatically jump to the conclusion that the Ukrainian regime has the population’s best interest at heart.

If Russia had held to the Budapest Memorandum, thousands of Ukranians and Russians would still be alive.

Couldawouldashoulda. I could claim the same about the Nato not expand eastward after the fall of the soviet union.

Ukraine would also have lost a third of their territory

I couldn’t care less about where the borders between two corrupt countries lie.

and been weakened against follow up hostilities with no binding guarantees of lasting peace.

I reject the claim that follow-up hostilities would have been carried out.

I believe it far more likely that Putin would like to strengthen Russia by reconquering the former Soviet bloc and restoring national empire as his legacy.

I think that’s motivated reasoning. I know as little as you do about the innermost feelings that Putin has. I know however about his statements about Ukraine eyeing the possibility of becoming a Nato member and that this is strictly against Russian interests. And I don’t think Putin is that stupid to think that the old USSR population is keen to giving power back to Moscow.

I believe there is a goal of Greater Russia the same way China annexed Nepal, and the same early I believe there is a goal of Greater Israel in Syria. Both countries would happily annex their neighbors, especially as buffer zones against nearby “hostile” neighbors.

Your examples aren’t really comparable with the old soviet block.

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While a utopia is always an admirable goal, I would like to know what diplomatic relations look like in your viewpoint with Russia.

Diplomatic relations are not utopian by any stretch. It’s literally this or all out war with Russia. For reference as to what diplomatic relationships with Russia could look like: Look at China, India, Iran or pre 2022 Germany and how they inttract with Russia.

Further, why is Russia invading Ukraine?

I’m not here to disentangle that historical ball of yarn. Also: I believe that you’re already predetermined to call me names if I don’t give you the answer that you already accepted as the one truth.

Do you believe that if Ukraine capitulated, disbanded their military and became Russia that the people of Ukraine would be safer?

I think that if Ukraine accepted the treaty of March 2022, then hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians would still be alive. Also: Russia never wanted to annex the whole of Ukraine.

Do you believe that the current Russian government would stop expansionism with just the annexation of Ukraine?

Again: I reject the premise. Russia never wanted to annex Ukraine.

I reject the premise that Russia (or “Putin”) wants to invade Germany.

Yes, I’d prefer Germany to disband their military… and police for that matter.

But considering how unrealistic this scenario is: I’d prefer Germany to reestablish diplomatic connections with Russia. Since the only other alternative is war with Russia.

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why would it not be a good thing if others want to put their lives on the line so that you can live your life in peace

I reject the premise that this is what the military is doing.

I live in Germany and currently the German government is amping up militarisation which actively increases the risk of war with Russia which in turn endangers my life.

What the fuck are you talking about?

Whatever tangent you’re on about: I can’t experience anything anymore if I’m dead. And I’m sure as shit doing anything in my power not to die “for my nation”.

Ok. I’ll better not ask you about your opinion on the “refugee crisis” of 2015 or what you think about refugees drowning in the mediterranean sea.

You’re probably also in favour of male Ukranian refugees between 18 and 60 in losing their residence permit in Germany in 2028.

How long do you think that remains voluntary once a state of emergency is called out due to war?

Is that hou you view refugees? As “taking someone else’s land”?

Ok, Mr Musk. /s

it were a state, I wouldn’t have a say in whether or not I will help in defending that state.

but often times you’re not fighting for the state, but your loved ones.

If I’m part of a state’s army, I’m fighting for the militaristic goals of that state. That state only has an interest in my “loved ones” insofar as it’s the population they require to achieve their political aims. My loved ones aren’t benefactors of the state. That’s just state propagana.

Your rape example has little in common from militaristic conflict that it’s simply a non-sequitur.

In a defensive war the goal of states sovereignty and you defending your loved ones can align.

I think you misunderstand what wars are to a state: In war, two or more states fight for their interest by destroying an opponents people and resources by destroying their own people an resources. I’m not a resource that’s willing to be used up.

Not what I said.

I’d flee or if there’s any reasonable chance to survive, I’d join some self-defense militia. But I wouldn’t die for a state.

That still doesn’t mean that I’d be ready to die for another state.

As militaries are a tool of states to protect their sovereign power: That’s not what militaries do, though.

I don’t want to die for a state. Even if that state is being challenged in it’s sovereignity.

The popularity of NixOS is based on sunk-cost fallacy as a result of learning Nix.

I use NixOS, btw.

Does ACAB include the hydration police? /j

And every flake has a lock file which makes it unique.

Huh? What did I miss?

Kind of lays bare what a fucking useless category “extremism” is, doesn’t it?