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I would compare Putin to one of the great Russian imperialists, since that’s clearly where he sees himself. It’s a delusion to think he’ll stop at Ukraine. LikeLike

I don’t think Putin will use nuclear weapons. Russia would be obliterated. It’d be beyond stupid. But let’s say he would, and so to avoid that outcome Ukraine gives up its territory in a negotiated peace. What’s the lesson here …

An article on those protests (and the police response) that Stephen mentioned: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65693412 LikeLike

In reply to boydstun. I don’t know enough about environmental issues to comment intelligently about them one way or the other, but it’s obvious enough that nuclear war is a faster route to destruction than virtually any environmental proble…

In reply to boydstun. Corrected it. LikeLike

In reply to boydstun. “Like THE life of any individual human.” LikeLike

I don’t see why Putin is compared so much to Hitler. Why wouldn’t he be better compared to Kaiser Wilhelm launching an aggression in WWI and getting stuck? Or for that matter, compared to G W Bush launching an aggression in Iraq and getti…