Austria’s interior minister Gerhard Karner recently stated that the government he is part of still believes that the Schengen area is “not functioning,” which is why they do not agree to expand it with the addition of Romania and Bulgaria. During a meeting with the Romanian interior...
    • there1snospoon@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      10·
      1 year ago

      You people amaze me with your hand waving of a tyrant despot who has legitimately shown he is willing to burn countries to the ground to expand his sphere of influence.

      But yes, magic indeed.

            • there1snospoon@ttrpg.networkEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              It isn’t that they must be. It’s that the larger powers around them will by default control the surrounding area, unless they suffer severe collapse.

              The Roman Empire spanned all the way from the British Isles to the Egyptian desert once, and they held strong trade influence on the areas outside their direct control. It is the same here; the only question is who you would prefer to align with. The West, and the US/EU, or the East, Russia/China. That is simply the truth of geopolitics.

                • LazyKoala@feddit.deEnglish
                  3·
                  1 year ago

                  How exactly does aligning with the west change your culture and way of life?

                  Also, let’s not forget that China is literally putting people into “re-education camps” for having the wrong religion.

                  Furthermore, Russia and China are not part of the same block. China stands alone because it can afford to do so.

                  Tell me you know nothing about politics, without telling me you know nothing about politics. Ever heard of a little union called BRICS? You should google it and pay special attention to what the C and R stand for.