vesi@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 9 days agoEuropean Army Petitionactionnetwork.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down13cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
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minus-squarealykanas@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-29 days ago Action Network is an open platform that empowers individuals and groups to organize for progressive causes. Not much progressive about calling for Europe to be put on war footing. It’s so misguided it’s hard to know where to begin.
minus-squareaxh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days ago“be put on war footing”… By having an army? Did you ever heard that old saying “if you want peace, prepare for war.”?
minus-squarealykanas@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-29 days agoYes I’ve heard it and like a lot of old sayings, it’s fairly ignorant. And I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we already have armies, navies, airforce, and cyber forces on hand.
minus-squarealykanas@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·9 days agoAre you serious? It implies militarisation guarantees peace.
minus-squareaxh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoIt implies that when you are strong, people are afraid to attack you.
minus-squarealykanas@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·9 days agoAnd with the benefit of historical evidence , how’s that worked out ?
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Not much progressive about calling for Europe to be put on war footing.
It’s so misguided it’s hard to know where to begin.
“be put on war footing”… By having an army? Did you ever heard that old saying “if you want peace, prepare for war.”?
Yes I’ve heard it and like a lot of old sayings, it’s fairly ignorant.
And I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we already have armies, navies, airforce, and cyber forces on hand.
What’s ignorant about it?
Are you serious?
It implies militarisation guarantees peace.
It implies that when you are strong, people are afraid to attack you.
And with the benefit of historical evidence , how’s that worked out ?