That’s an excellent point, and I have to admit that I’m also a victim to the Germany-is-safe-the-West-will-defend-us-Putin-can’t-be-that-insane mindset. It’s kind of horrifying that you’re right about the defensive state… the more I think about it, the more it becomes obvious how much the public, including me, is still in denial about how important this war is and how dependant Germany would be on the NATO for any defenses at all.
I genuinely don’t understand why the government hasn’t already done pretty much everything they can to erase the dependance on Russian energy like, two days ago.
This oh-they-won’t-hurt-us mindset might really be a result of being used to wealth and safety over here. Incredibly few people seem to actually believe that Germany could be in direct danger. At this point, i’ve definitely had the tought of packing my bags and convincing my family to leave the country as soon asthere are any signs that it doesn’t stop with the Ukraine, but it’s still an ugh-thought that seems so far away.
Well, technically speaking, Germany is safe, at the moment. There are still a few countries between Germany and the Russia-owned places. If Germany keeps its cavalier attitude, USA is still happy to help them (for now; another president may change the policy). Or maybe those countries will succeed to defend themselves; if Finland resisted the Soviet Union successfully in 1940, maybe Poland will do the same in 2030… assuming that Russia will not use the nukes. Even if they fall, they can still buy Germany a few decades; and who knows, maybe a few decades latter Russia will have a different problem, perhaps a war with China, or a revolution, or maybe the artificial intelligence will kill us all.
However, Germany seems to change its mind, and will provide some actual help (source).
That’s an excellent point, and I have to admit that I’m also a victim to the Germany-is-safe-the-West-will-defend-us-Putin-can’t-be-that-insane mindset. It’s kind of horrifying that you’re right about the defensive state… the more I think about it, the more it becomes obvious how much the public, including me, is still in denial about how important this war is and how dependant Germany would be on the NATO for any defenses at all.
I genuinely don’t understand why the government hasn’t already done pretty much everything they can to erase the dependance on Russian energy like, two days ago.
This oh-they-won’t-hurt-us mindset might really be a result of being used to wealth and safety over here. Incredibly few people seem to actually believe that Germany could be in direct danger. At this point, i’ve definitely had the tought of packing my bags and convincing my family to leave the country as soon asthere are any signs that it doesn’t stop with the Ukraine, but it’s still an ugh-thought that seems so far away.
Well, technically speaking, Germany is safe, at the moment. There are still a few countries between Germany and the Russia-owned places. If Germany keeps its cavalier attitude, USA is still happy to help them (for now; another president may change the policy). Or maybe those countries will succeed to defend themselves; if Finland resisted the Soviet Union successfully in 1940, maybe Poland will do the same in 2030… assuming that Russia will not use the nukes. Even if they fall, they can still buy Germany a few decades; and who knows, maybe a few decades latter Russia will have a different problem, perhaps a war with China, or a revolution, or maybe the artificial intelligence will kill us all.
However, Germany seems to change its mind, and will provide some actual help (source).