• I_Clean_Here@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    This period of peace in Western Europe is pretty special and I would like to keep it that way, thx

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      This period of peace in Western Europe

      France: “We haven’t gone to war with Germany in decades!”

      Me: “What about Libya?”

      France: …

      Me: “Algeria? Argentina? Rwanda? The Ivory Coast? Somalia? Chad? Basque Country? Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia?”

      France: sound of FAMAS F1 cocking

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      1 month ago

      That’s because the EU was created with the purpose of making an interconnected market where going to war is simply way too costly.

      As the other commenter said, there is a war in Europe though.

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        Ah but don’t forget, we in the UK left the EU. Bo Jo already considered invading the Netherlands once.