Randahl FinkNov 25

Here is my Ukraine peace proposal:

1. Putin is sent to The Hague.
2. Russian soldiers leave Ukraine including Crimea.
3. Russia returns all kidnapped Ukrainian children.
4. Russia releases all Ukrainian prisoners.
5. Russia pays damages for everything their war has destroyed.
6. Russia pays damages to Ukrainian families who have lost family members.
7. Russia pays damages to every person who has been tortured, abducted or otherwise criminally mistreated.
8. Ukraine becomes a member of the EU.

Show threadPierreNov 25
@randahl not sure about the right point though.
Ukraine deserves true democracy right now, nott o have to deal with the likes of Orban.
Show threadRandahl FinkNov 25
@PierreM Orban loses power in March 2026, so this will not matter.
Show threadPierreNov 25
@randahl will he?
And it's not only about Hongrie, many european countries (including mine...) may sooner or latter (and sooner rather than later) fall to thé far right :'(
Show threadPete Alex Harris🦡🕸️🌲/∞🪐∫

@PierreM @randahl
The far right aren't inevitable, just opportunistic. When people push back, scrutinise what they're saying, and most importantly, address the economic problems the far right want to make into racial problems, the far right lose.

Besides, they've been sponsored and supported by Putin to undermine democracy. In a scenario where Putin loses the war he started, they won't have a strongman at their back. There's no perks to being an ex-dictator's lackey.

Nov 25 at 9:43amWeb
Show threadBirdo de TodonNov 25
@petealexharris @PierreM @randahl The spread of the far-right across Europe is already supported by the likes of Steve Bannon and JD Vance. And there is a strongman supportive of this agenda sitting in the White House.
Show threadPete Alex Harris🦡🕸️🌲/∞🪐∫Nov 25

@Bluabirdo @PierreM @randahl
Trump is a gross and loud man, but not a strong man, and he and more coherent members of his regime, as far as policy towards Europe is concerned, are lackeys of Putin too. They also have a domestic agenda, but that's another discussion.

It's still not inevitable that millions of people will let a handful of creepy billionaires and their cosplay gestapo types take over just because the newspapers are angry about brown people. We could just not.

Show threadBirdo de TodonNov 26
@petealexharris @PierreM @randahl A wannabe strongman, then. He is busy persecuting his own people at the moment, but he and his goons have plans for us too. How will von der Leyen, Macron, Starmer (even though the UK is no longer part of the EU), etc, keep them at bay while they are forced to spend hundreds of billions to deter or fight Putin on their eastern front? Meanwhile, no one is going to work to reduce inequality or combat global warming.
Show threadPete Alex Harris🦡🕸️🌲/∞🪐∫Nov 26
@Bluabirdo @PierreM @randahl
If what you're saying is defeating the far right is also not inevitable in the short term, and neoliberalism not tackling the root of the problem is a huge liability, I agree.