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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Lol, wait... Russia is "one of the greatest superpowers in the world right now"?

Are you for real? Russia is a paper tiger. Yes, they do have nukes... But let's not blow air up their asshole.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 9 points 4 months ago

But let’s not blow air up [Russia's] asshole.

That seems to be the favorite pastime of a concerning number of people on here, though.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah no I misspoke on that point for sure.

[–] JohnSwanFromTheLough@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Paper tiger economy or military?

They are making big gains right now unfortunately so it would be wise not to understimate them just like Poland aren't or France with the latter re arming at a rate not seen since WW2.

Why would they be doing this if not for the threat Russia poses.

The other overlooked factor here is they will have the most experienced and battle hardened military in the world at the end of this (well the soldiers that survive at least) But their generals and commanders are certainly getting real world experience that's very valuable.