• HumanPenguin@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    While you are correct. At least in what the predecessor to the EUs purpose was.

    It is also clear that stability of economic effect. It is an important part of encouraging nations to remain together. If a member joining will have a negative effect on the economic state of existing members. It dramatically increases the risk of the union collapsing. And finance etc was often the cause of those wars.

    While I definitely feel many older members outright cheated in how they hid their finances when joining. It seems the organization needs to rethink how it manages new membership. In a way that allows some form of provisional membership. Where a nation is able to join. In a way that does not allow them to place other members at fiscal risk. But allows them to work towards a goal. It seems the will to join the political union and idealism should some way out weigh the fiscal status.

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      1 year ago

      After the war, Ukraine will be a country with tons of capable military men and many with ptsd. And they already have some nazi/fascist issues and significant corruption. They will need all the help they could find. And EU needs to be there to push them towards a more liberal and democratic direction.

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        1 year ago

        Military men and women. I understand you almost certainly did not mean to leave out women, but we need to move past the times of only focusing on the impacts to and contributions of men. Ukrainian women are also on the front lines, risking their lives for their country.

        Also, I don’t see how having a large population with military experience and or PTSD directly relates to Nazism and corruption.

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          1 year ago

          They’re saying that those are all issues that the EU should help Ukraine address. I think I agree. High up front cost but great eventual ROI.