According to former United States general Ben Hodges, the withdrawal of US troops from Europe is only a matter of time. In an interview with SonntagsBlick, he advises Switzerland to prepare for war.

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    22 hours ago

    the very withdrawal of troops in the OP we are arguing under is caused by fascism. caused by burgeois elections failing to present any option that didnt point to it.

    oligarchs can take over whenever they want because in capitalism, they are the actual leaders over the puppetshow.

    we are literally witnessing it unfold in real time.

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      15 hours ago

      Oligarchs taking over is a reflection of a given social situation. It’s not a deterministic thing. It happens because of how a lot of people start to think. This is not a physical law of nature. It’s all in our hands.

      Your bourgeois elections word salad is joke. Get real, no one is going to take it seriously outside of internet LARP. You know it yourself, don’t lie!

      I say this as someone who speaks 3 languages, has lived for multiple years in countries in North America, Europe and Asia and has visited about ~30 countries so far.

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        59 minutes ago

        oligarchs are the ruling class in capitalism. “oligarchs taking over” is a misnomer, they already own everything by definition, in every capitalist country. they can choose to fuck your life at any time, if threatened. the US is prime example of just this.

        if you don’t think socialism is possible despite the many real world examples, and don’t actually want a solution because you are rich enough to travel leisurely around the world, step aside from politics and stop worrying about it. let the adults do the work, its in our hands after all.

        if your larp is true, you really are the “sheltered westerner” i assumed you to be, and a tiny minority in the planet. i don’t think theres much value in this conversation anymore, but seethe more if you will.