Comments by "Marvin Westmaas" (@MarvinWestmaas) on "Artur Rehi"
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@panan7777 'Crazy green policies' -> seen the news lately? Still think people are 'crazy'? If both get a yes, I think you're the who should go see a doctor.
'vanishing industry' -> Europe was never a producer rather we export knowledge. If you can't keep up, don't blame the rest. Btw, all regions have issues, not just Europe. And there is no 'vanishing industry', just less factory jobs due to automation ( keep up will ya.. ) and factories moving to low wage countries. But job totals are still growing, 'crazy green policies' also employ many people btw...
'UNELECTED corrupt politicians' -> Really? Guess that's why the EU mandates certain levels of democracy and separation of powers ( judicial and legislative ).
'there is a scandal' -> again, turn on the news and you got a scandal everywhere... Brazil those 'crazy' far right Bolsenario's which did a Jan6th insurrection copycat, NZ the PM resigns probably because of pressure / threats, In the US they found a politician ( correction, they found another Republican ) who lies even more as that bad orange man, he even lied about his mom being in the wtc during 9/11 and tried to get people to invest in ponzi scheme's.
Really, do you have a point or are you just trying to sound cool?
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@rediii9239 What I meant to say is this:
In one case, a Dutch family suffers during the war: the father goes off to fight and is killed. Their house is bombed, resulting in the death of one of their three children. The Germans, referred to as 'Moffen' in Dutch during WWII, invade and take over the town. The eldest surviving son joins the resistance but is eventually captured and executed. The youngest child, a girl, endures sexual abuse by German soldiers and, years later, takes her own life. The mother survives, however...
Does it really matter if there was one Dutch family suffering for every thousand Ukrainian families? The anguish is the same.
When it comes to 'pain,' numbers do not matter, especially to those who are left to grieve.
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@BTinSF "U.S. involvement in WWII grew to be about 16,000,000 military personnel by the war's end: approximately 11,200,000 in the Army, 4,200,000 in the Navy, and 660,000 in the Marine Corps."
1940 US census had it at 132 million inhabitants... 'only' 16 million were in the military.
You can't mobilize every able bodied men, you need people to work 'normal' jobs to keep the country running.
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It's not ''taurus' it's 'no we won't give tanks' -> 1 year later 'ow tanks are needed, and we will give them'.
The same will happen with Taurus, and in the mean time Ukrainian soldiers are dying needlessly ( if one believes that the additional aid would have an affect on battlefield results, which I do believe ).
Don't feel to attacked, it's just an emotional response and it doesn't mean the world doesn't appreciate the aid which is given. It's just that most of us think we should be giving more aid. Taking in the refugees is not just very humane, but also a logistical and economical burden which Germany is handling very well.
The problem tho, just yesterday I read an article about the percentage of Ukrainian refugees per country which are taking part in the economy ( aka they have paid jobs ). If I am not mistaken, Germany was very low on the list there? While there is a large group here in The Netherlands which are now part of the internal labor pool which helps offset quite a part of the costs. Not saying this is a bad thing, it just shows how much Germany wants to care for the people it takes in as refugees.
But you're going to spend 6 BILLION euro on social benefits for Ukrainian refugees in 2024 ( re: Christian Lindner ). There is an issue with how strict Germany handles language requirements tho, a lot of refugees have qualifications which aren't recognized in Germany ( and which are recognized here in The Netherlands for instance ). From what I heard a lot of people can not get work because of this reason, and it's not only about the 'Burgergeld' social security payments.
Personally I think people who have the ability to work and provide for themselves, will choose to do so.
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I thought Hungary lead that statistic ( being the biggest EU leech ).
Poland has a large border with Russia ( bella or not, it's the same ). Poland has a history with Russian occupation. Poland has incentive. And Poland no longer has a government which thinks the EU is just there to take from.
For NATO, Poland was long seen as a member which would act as buffer if Russia would invade, not much more was expected of them then being able to hold long enough for the Germans, UK and France to organize enough of a defensive line in order to be able to wait out for the US expeditionary force. Now Ukraine has shown that we shouldn't believe the Russian propaganda machine about their capabilities, Poland wants to make sure Russia knows Poland would be such a tough fight alone and not just a buffer to contain them for a short while.
I'm both happy with Poland and the UK with their NATO contributions. I mean, with your logic, even if Poland is now investing in their military, they are doing so while taking the most subsidies from the EU so who's paying for this military increase in power?
The only country atm which shouldn't be in NATO but sadly is, would be Hungary. And maybe Turkey, at times.. but then they manage to squeeze out some more EU money and they agree since it's in their best interest. Orban usually does the same, but he knows he won't get reelected if he doesn't follow Putler, even if it means he will loose power the moment Putler looses power.
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@CMY187 I find it sad, as you point out there is a lot of heritage coming from Russia, and there is beauty in how the people carry the weight of existence in a realm they don't necessarily want to be in.
The history, and specifically the methodology endured has made for a people uncanning in their ability to 'believe in the system, or else'. If the chances of you as individual actually being able to change something for the better in your own surrounding has been essential in the creation of a self image, an national identity, in most developed countries yet Russia has never left the autocratic era and thus it's citizens life under the rule that their will, their wishes, their worth as human being is at most a third rate consideration.
Which also, equally sad, is the answer to your question. Russia can do what it does, because it has never been anything else then what it is. The Gorbachev's of the world, those in power who see that power as being corrupt and needing change, have tried to change it and failed.
While I would like for Putin to be 'replaced' yesterday instead of today, real change can't come from changing the figure at the top. Real change comes when the people of Russia reach not only the ability for self control but also the self awareness it needs to want to use it. In a way, the war might end up a good thing for the Russian people, in historic perspective, because it might spark that awareness.
And again, that's a sad realization because why does there needs to be so much suffering before the people really realize it's them who bleed and suffer already. And if they suffer and bleed now, what is the reason to not revolt, what else can they be given to endure?
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