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[–] hoosierHillPowderedCheese@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

do you believe in any situation where Russia is not defeated yet agrees to total withdrawal and reparations?

anything is possible if cornel west is elected

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

West shares Trumps view of Putin and would allow to re-arm and attack again. Both are opposed to NATO which would lead to a US exit of NATO and a large proliferation of nuclear weapons as countries can no longer rely on the US nuclear safety net and would have to build their own. The only reason we have so few nations without nuclear weapons is the existence of NATO. West/Trump are a threat to humanity.

[–] hoosierHillPowderedCheese@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

West shares Trumps view of Putin and would allow to re-arm and attack again.

you have no evidence for this

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Evidence: Russia completed the theft of Crimea(while denying their active invasion of it) and immediately built up forces for another attack while denying it would ever attack Ukraine again all the while talking about how Ukraine isn't a real country. There is no evidence Russia will stop until it controls all of Ukraine as they have said they wanted to do many times.

West and Trump want to trust Putin...a verified(many times over) liar and willing to break agreements and treaties at any moment.

[–] hoosierHillPowderedCheese@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

when did either of them say they trust putin? especially cornel west?

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Negotiating for peace implies trust that the peace treaty will be followed...otherwise why negotiate the treaty?

[–] hoosierHillPowderedCheese@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Negotiating for peace implies trust

right. that doesn't mean that they have said they do trust him.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

They haven't said it but they would HAVE to do it to negotiate as they said they want to do. Yet Putin has proven himself untrustworthy over and over.

[–] hoosierHillPowderedCheese@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Both are opposed to NATO

for different reasons. I oppose NATO, too.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Whats the alternative to a group agreement of protection and limit to nukes like NATO provides?

[–] hoosierHillPowderedCheese@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean? Abolition of the idea of sovereign countries?

[–] hoosierHillPowderedCheese@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Then just abolish violence. Just as easy.

[–] hoosierHillPowderedCheese@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

the existence of the state doesn't abolish violence, so why should that be the standard?

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wishing for all states to just stop existing is just as likely as wishing for all violence to be abolished. Why waste a wish?

[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

i'm not wishing. i'm organizing.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You are organizing to convince nations like the US and China and Russia to just stop existing? Just convince people to get along and to stop being corrupt. Nations are fine if people get along.

[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 1 points 7 months ago

I'm organizing locally to build power outside of the state.