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Putin wanted to make Russia great again. Instead, Ukraine is the new rising power in Europe (theconversation.com)
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Russia is losing on the battlefield – and on the global stage, as the US and China distance themselves from the war.

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[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 19 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I think we've now learnt that within one or 2 generations we seem to forget all the hard learnt lessons. Gen X was born closer to world war 2 than to today, and look at the mess we're in.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Gen X was born closer to world war 2 than to today

Damnit, I didn't need to read that this early in the morning.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nowadays there's a lot more information being retained through technology, though. One can hope for the better.

[–] ygurin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Funny enough has the opposite effect. Also introduces a new attack vector for bad actors.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 months ago

I'm not saying I'm right, I'm saying I still keep hope. At least for a couple of generations.

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf 5 points 2 months ago

We're yet again in a world where punching fascists is deemed unacceptable by many.