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Population of Ukraine: 37 million
GDP: $360 billion
Military: Possibly the strongest in Europe atm, comparable to Turkey as an alliance member at worst.
Strategic value: High
Population of Slovakia: 5 million
GDP: $116 billion
Military: Literally one division of troops that have never seen combat
Strategic value: Could not be lower.
I'm Slovak and couldn't agree more.
Even from the Slovakian POV there's not really a downside.
Y'all don't need NATO, the EU already comes with a defensive pact. I tend to view more international cooperation being better international cooperation, but if someone's going to be a bad actor and reject a purely beneficial expansion in a relationship there's only tertiary benefits for all parties in, why even be in it?
I'm not saying we shouldn't be in NATO - it's the current government I have issue with. Without NATO we would be next in line in case Ukraine would fall. Just because our nation is dumb and easily manipulated or bribed by populist decisions doesn't mean we should be devoured. We will see how things turn out but hopefuly we manage to turn it around.
Because we are usless in the grand scheme of things right now doesn't mean it should stay that way
Without NATO, EU countries are still legally bound to defend each other in case of aggression by an external actor.
With a population 1/7 of Ukraine, the GDP is 1/3 of Ukraine - not bad at all.
That's Central vs Eastern Europe for you, and Ukraine actually did pretty well compared to some of their neighbors.
Wonder how much Russia bought him for
Definitely less than Melania. But they both have to suck a tiny button mushroom to stay alive now.
Slovak PM is assisting the spread of Putin's anti-Ukraine agenda ahead of elections. Slovak PM is firmly attached to putins nutsack by his mouth.
The fact that Fico got elected has to be one of the hardest blows against European unity in recent memory.
Slovak PM is a fucking moron
And that's not even the worst thing he did/said. Can't wait for Babiš to win Czech elections so 3 countries of the V4 will have a populist who's stealing and murdering as a prime minister.
So, which country wants a senior architect/developer? Seriously considering emigrating the last few months.
Plenty of work for you in The Netherlands... But then again the PVV with Geert Wilders was the biggest in our last elections so it's not exactly progress.
Is anyplace free from these right wing populist cunts?
How bout a place where there are no elections and you dont need to care about politics, China.
True, plenty of work to keep you occupied in the reeducation camps. Hard to worry about anything else when they're torturing and beating you for believing the wrong thing.
Again, you are thinking politics. There is no reason for you to be in re-education camps if you dont express any outward outrage against government (ie: politics).
About the immigrating… its the same shit in well almost everywhere.
Well, Germany has seen really big protests against our populist right-wing party, so that shows at least that still many people care enough.
My personal feeling (i think its called) is that protests only work when the thing your protesting cares that you are protesting… nazis dont care. But A for effort tho 👍
Nazis don't care, but not all people that are willing to give power to Nazis are Nazis themselves.
Doesnt that make them nazi too?
Not necessarily, but it does make them collaborators.
Australia. We seem to be doing OK-ish vs. Right Wingers, but we still have our own issues...
The punishment is known. Feed him to Zizek.
Ah yes, cowardly ex-USSR state leader pleas for his own relevancy by licking Putin's boot, hoping to retain his position as a token figure head in the coming vassal state.
Don't worry. You'll learn to hate Moscovites too, along with every other Russian.
Maybe Czechia should take them over again, they seem to have their shit together
This is what a 20% election victory looks like when people can't be arsed to vote.
How funny would it be if Ukraine just shrugged and applied for statehood instead in response?
Like seriously, I'm pretty sure the main thing they'd have to give up control over is standards and measures and then the Interstate Commerce clause, pretty sure anything else they'd want to maintain control over they'd basically be able to.