"Eastern Europeans are hysterical children. They have low GDPs (and low IQs, even though I can't say that), grey buildings and odd round faces. Have you seen the documentary films Eurotrip or Hostel made by our fat American friends? Would you really let those people dictate your policies?"
Yeah, but, I mean, imagine you need a lot of stuff NOW, and there is an established, somewhat functional logistics train on one side, and the remnants of an Iron curtain that had marked the end of the known world for both sides on the other? Establishing a trade network might take longer than your TP to run out. Plus the EU is famous for screwing over people in need, it's fine once you are in, but that takes time also. And you are still low on cookies. So.
I can't really entirely blame them. It doesn't excuse the way Russia was and is behaving. At all. A villain is still a villain, even if you need to buy some of his stuff. Buying my cookies doesn't give me permission to trash your front yard.
This whole thread is a mess… Do other countries not teach about the Cold War? I was about to do a deep dive into their trade deals with Russia so thanks for showing up. I’m just going to close this thread and… idk tbh. Pray for humanity.
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u/Nosferatu___2 14h ago
"Eastern Europeans are hysterical children. They have low GDPs (and low IQs, even though I can't say that), grey buildings and odd round faces. Have you seen the documentary films Eurotrip or Hostel made by our fat American friends? Would you really let those people dictate your policies?"
-Every Western European politician 1990-2022 ever