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← Armies exist above all to defend governments from their own oppressed subjects

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 11 Oct 2022 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under Russia Russia Everything filed under war war Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Armies exist above all to defend governments from their own oppressed subjects Armies exist above all to defendgovernments from their own oppressedsubjects LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whatever a state thinks it will gain by sending soldiers is inferior to what it would have got from sending diplomats and lawyers. — tap to centre the map on it Whatever a state thinks it will gainby sending soldiers is inferior towhat it would have got from sendingdiplomats and lawyers. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most activists are deluded about how much a strong military is actually needed. — tap to centre the map on it Most activists are deluded about howmuch a strong military is actuallyneeded. Last stated 2 years ago 15 Oct 2024 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2024-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: War strengthens the State by forcing uniformity and coercing dissenting minorities — tap to centre the map on it War strengthens the State by forcinguniformity and coercing dissentingminorities RB Randolph Bourne — holds since c. 1917–1918 — tap for who they are Same subject: States do not merely defend the power they have: they seize every opportunity to gain more that looks cheap and likely to succeed. — tap to centre the map on it States do not merely defend thepower they have: they seize everyopportunity to gain more that lookscheap and likely to succeed. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Nov 2023 JM John Mearsheimer — holds since 2023-11-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Government is needed only for the few things society cannot manage itself — tap to centre the map on it Government is needed only for thefew things society cannot manageitself TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: The state may not coerce some citizens to aid others, or restrict people for their own good — tap to centre the map on it The state may not coerce somecitizens to aid others, or restrictpeople for their own good RN Robert Nozick — holds since c. 1974 — tap for who they are Same subject: Standing armies are themselves a cause of wars of aggression — tap to centre the map on it Standing armies are themselves acause of wars of aggression IK Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1795 — tap for who they are Same subject: By resisting their kings, the English alone have limited royal power and built a government that can do good but is restrained from evil — tap to centre the map on it By resisting their kings, theEnglish alone have limited royalpower and built a government thatcan do good but is restrained fromevil VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the UnitedStates and Russia would kill fivebillion people. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position. — tap to centre the map on it A price cap on Russian oil canreduce Russian oil revenue even withlimited compliance, by strengtheningbuyers' bargaining position. Last stated 4 years ago 11 Oct 2022 SJ Simon Johnson — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A pro-West stance is mostly right: aworld more aligned with the CCP orRussia seems a bad one. Last stated 2 years ago 15 Oct 2024 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2024-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it — tap to centre the map on it A coalition from the US and EU toSaudi Arabia and the PalestinianAuthority should take Gaza fromHamas, rebuild it and demilitariseit Last stated 3 years ago 12 Oct 2023 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw poweris being drawn right now, and Europehas to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago 10 Sept 2025 UL Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Armies exist above all to defend governments from their own oppressed subjects Last stated c. 1893–1894 Holds Leo Tolstoy Read this korrent →