Comments by "Lepi Doptera" (@lepidoptera9337) on "A New Wave of German Strategic Defense Policy" video.

I agree but I didn't sense any animus by him against the political party itself. Instead he emphasized that the pacifist position of the German government is a necessity for a peaceful Europe, which is basically the core position of the German left. I think it is pretty obvious that absolutely nobody in Europe disagrees with the Germans on that point, either. A strong Germany is a serious threat. OTOH, Germany and Japan are both being dragged back into reality by their irresponsibly acting neighbors. They can not afford to be fundamentally pacifist any longer. They have to start carrying a big stick, potentially even a nuclear tipped one.
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Russia doesn't have any nuclear targets. That was always just bullshit talk by a really poor poker player. Russia also doesn't have a diplomatic strategy. It's cut off from diplomacy. There is nobody to talk to. Russia was betting on a three day war that would have taken Kiev, eliminated the government of Ukraine and replaced it with their own henchmen. After that didn't work they didn't have plan B. They still don't have a plan B. The curious thing is that the US was basically telling Russia and the entire world "Stop this bullshit. We can see you.". That was the only viable off-ramp Russia ever had. After that they had to go all in and they are discovering that they never had a winning hand.
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@agriskaminskis9352 No, I don't think Russian leadership is rational even within Russia's geopolitical situation. Technically there is not even leadership there, only a dictatorship. Putin doesn't lead. He commands. What about the Russian population? Absolutely nothing. Putin doesn't give a shit what the average Russian thinks. Why would he? He doesn't even care what his "advisors" think.
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@agriskaminskis9352 I don't see Russians flocking to anything. I see really badly organized fascist propaganda playing out in the worst possible way on Russian tv. Yes, you are not an expert, other than at spewing bullshit. So what? So absolutely nothing, kid. ;-)
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@agriskaminskis9352 I didn't notice any improvement in your understanding. ;-)
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The Germans don't feel a need for a strong military presence. At the end of the day they are living under a nuclear shield. The first and last thing the good people of Moscow would see of Berlin (other than as peaceful tourists) are the flashes of 500kton nuclear bombs over Moscow.
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Look, Ma! The Russian troll is here. ;-)
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@knightsnight5929 Abusers are all the same. Whether it's a spouse abusing husband or a dictator... it's always the victim who is at fault.
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@NineInchTyrone It clearly hit the mark. Even the man in your mirror agrees with me. ;-)
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Great analysis.
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Wait... he wants to destroy NATO with an army that can't even take on a single weak county? You know what they call that, right? Mental disease. ;-)
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@kopkaljdsao My calendar shows it's 2023. Somebody should have replaced Putin's a long time ago. ;-)
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@tyroneshoelace9832 Ukraine doesn't need that much money. I think we gave them something like 5% of the annual defense budget of the US, so far. ;-)
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@tyroneshoelace9832 To the US? No, kid. That's chump change. We have real money. We have the only money in the world that is actually worth something. ;-)
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@cyagen9782 I haven't been following German politics for a few decades, so I can't comment on individuals. Competent politicians are generally rare. The best ones are usually trying not to get in the way of competent administrators. Maybe you are not old enough, but I can assure you that the Bundeswehr was already underfunded under Kohl. It's not a recent development. NATO, including the US, always saw the German army as canon fodder in the conflict with Russia. Having a half million strong army with limited resources opposing the Russians during the cold war had only one purpose: to buy the Americans and the Russians enough time to determine if WW III was going nuclear or not. That was well understood within the Bundeswehr 30 and probably even 50 years ago. There is absolutely nothing new about the situation and it is not specific to any political party. Germany is not an equal partner within the EU, not even on the level of economics. It is still the 19th century juggernaut of Europe and given its size, geographic location, population size and industrial strength it will continue to stay that. The other European countries have absolutely no desire to see it armed in addition, Russia or not.
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NATO is giving up hope that Russia will become peaceful without being destroyed completely. ;-)
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Germany had a nuclear program going during the war. They simply didn't have enough money. Kid, what is the name of your school again? Responsible parents want to know where not to send their kids. ;-)
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Dude, Ukrainian soldiers are training on them, already. It's just a matter of these soldiers finishing their training. :-)
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@dukebeach1 Poland has already declared that Ukraine will get the tanks, with or without German approval. Easy. ;-)
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There are no two sides of reality. There is only one side: the one that agrees with the facts. What bullshit are they teaching you kids these days? :-)
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@raptorsan85 Well, in this case he is spot on. You simply don't know enough about Germany. Did you notice that there are a lot of Germanisms in my sentences? Where, do you think, do they come from? Might I be from that part of the world? Think, half century old man! Think! :-)
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It would be a major economic boost for Germany. They would not mind that, at all, to become a large scale supplier. What they need, I believe, is to "have their arm twisted by their friends" to escape from their historical position. Japan is kind of there, already, because if the provocations by North Korea and China. Germany will, eventually, get there because of Russia. 20-30 years from now both powers will be armed to the teeth, possibly even with nuclear weapons.
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