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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Country enforcing customs code is now a provocation?

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

This isn't a perfect analogy, but imagine you were driving 25 mph over the speed limit and a cop gave you a ticket. You'd be upset but you'd know that you deserved it. Now imagine that you were only going 1 mph over the speed limit. Now if you got a ticket you would be angry because it was such bullshit. I think carrying out a seizure over

five pairs of military camouflage trousers and several camouflage nets

is more like the second category than the first. I'm not expressing sympathy for Russia here; I just think that pushing them even the tiniest bit closer to doing something really stupid isn't worth it when it doesn't lead to any military advantage.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 7 points 1 week ago

Nobody cares what Russia thinks tho. As way Russia doesn't care when it does cyber attacks on Lithuania. It is a geo political stand off. The point is to make Russians uncomfortable. They are lucky they are still permitted to cross NATO territory. Force these clowns take the Baltic 🫢

Officers saw contraband confiscated it and state is running as propaganda now.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Now imagine that you were only going 1 mph over the speed limit. Now if you got a ticket you would be angry because it was such bullshit. I think carrying out a seizure over

Your analogy would be so great if that slightly too fast driver wasn't a drug smuggler.

Also, rule 1: Sympathy for enemy combatants in any form is prohibited.