Putin mentions nukes every 2 weeks. We've been habituated by his frequent mention of nukes. I won't bat an eye until one actually goes off, for which I'm sure there are already plans in place to address by multiple countries, to include non-Western ones. Putin's wanna be mind games are a broken record. I'm excited for when this guy is no longer in the news.
this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2023
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The puppet state of Belarus is going to join Russia in its collapse.
Really doesn't mean much. Everywhere is already in range.
"Nooooo, we are the only ones who can have nukes in puppet states all around the globe, nooooooooooo!"
~A liberal
As a German, I would say that the degree of "puppetishness" is a little different from that in Belarus.
Name one example....
UK, France and Israel. Previously the US had nuclear weapons stationed in Japan and South Korea.
Those aren't puppet states
Puppet states differ from allies, who choose their actions of their own initiative or in accordance with treaties they have voluntarily entered. Puppet states are forced into legally endorsing actions already taken by a foreign power.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet_state#Recent_and_current_examples
All of Europe works as puppet states to the US, it doesn't matter what the official book says because if they would say it out loud then Europe would realise they are being dragged into collapse by the Empire. The same can be said of Israel, you will not hear US officials admitting it, but they maintain good relations because Israel is a key political figure to keep a level of destabilisation in West Asia, Europe fulfils the same role but to control Russia.
All of Europe works as puppet states to the US
Or they just have reasonably aligned interests and you've completely misunderstood the concept of a puppet state.
The US has a strong economic influence, but those countries still have sovereignty and can have disagreements. Lukashenko has no option but to obey Putin or he'll be dead.
Israel 😬
Israel is a lot of things. A puppet state is not one of them.
oh? you mean they don't actually need the billions the US has sent and continues to send every year?
Getting foreign aide is not the definition of a puppet. Sorry you’re struggling with basic terms.
yeah i figured as much.. reddit troll bot army away
Can you please stop calling users reddit trolls? It undermines the conversation and alienates any user from your viewpoint. It would be more helpful for all of us, including you, if you were to address the topic rather than attack a user's character. If you arguments are sound, then they will hold weight among the rest of us the read them. The voting tool will help with that.
Of course, some trolls are going to come out, but those tend to be evident because they don't argue in good faith and use logical fallacies such as ad hominem attacks. I'm all for hearing different perspectives, it's the only way to grow, so I would be happy to hear your viewpoints.
Germany has us nukes. Not that we are a puppet state, but it is undeniable that the US has stationed them in bases around the world.
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