alzymologist

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (3 children)

what about openstreetmap?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

As I said, I don't see myself fighting against Finland. I can always reason with decent liberal democracy and probably even convert them. Finland is effectively anarchic state - socialist, but you can trade all you want if you want; regulations are minimal and made by actual people, taxes are high (brutally progressive) but you know they are used for the community.

As you can see from modern conflicts, DMZ and stuff matter shit if your opponent is deragned maniac like Putin or Tump, and any ceasefire would be just them regrouping for final attack. They matter little if your opponents are "regular leaders" under pressure of international relations. Border rules are enforced at please of each side, and you'll need to force your opponent.

They'll need guaranties as well by the way. They sure are proposing something in their offer - if you are overgrown revolt, most of your forces might be guerilla (technically all they are non-coms and criminals by international law until you are recognized as a state). Removing your troops from buffer zone pretty much banning entry altogether or it means nothing. If you are not allowed to control execution of treaty, the buffer zone will be militarizred in 20 minutes.

And this Finland reference shows one more thing - the only guaranties in modern world, apart from nukes, are international alliances. You could be winning, but as long as the rule of triangle is in force globally, things can change, and without an alliance (real one, where you interdepend) you'll be crushed soon. So - just look at the map and see - make your state useful for someone you are not fighting against, produce something everyone needs, and be located where force needs to be projected - and you'll be reasonably safe. Do less - and you'll be eternal proxy war playground. Do nothing - and you will not be.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Exactly; they make an offer, they need to come up with something they honestly do not want to lose. I have no idea what they could reasonably offer in modern world. In older times people had firstborns and such, now everyone is just a cynical asshole who could sell their soul for 0.01% profit margin. But maybe they want the peace for real, and get creative... at least something to consider and give a laugh.

Remember: the peace is always made with an enemy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

You've missed the most important part.

The deal claims to provide it, but what will stop the state from not doing their part? I wouldn't be fighting someone capable of honesty, no state has that luxury today. What kind of guaranties could they provide? They are clearly lying.

It's an offer trying to objectivize my anarchland. I'll objectivise them instead, with a counter-offer! For example, let free passage of sympathizers and give me your firstborn to foster and grow up as an anarch! Something silly, they'll reject it and lose initiative, at least some part of it. I'll win time and be unpredictable. They are bargaining, they must be almost done.

Without guaranties - no deal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

whoa, thanks!

I'll be unavalable... for some time

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago (6 children)

The offer like this should either have guaranties implied or is not worth considering. What would those be?

Also, by offering this, they already recognize you as sovereign; it's time to loudly make this public and get support from some other countries/rally more people for your cause!

Thus, I find this scenario either extremely unprobable, either the state is losing so badly you are about to win, or it's a clear trap.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Look for your local documentaries about wild animal rehab. Ones on Finnish main broadcast are awesome, but I'm pretty sure they weren't translated except for Swedish.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Oh, the 100+ years revolt worked, pretty well, it just had nothing to do with anarchy - both major forces were socialist and capitalist tyranny fans. Anarchists were not very numerous, except for Ukrainian Mahno movement and a few less known, all of which were just conquered by regular means of war, being successful otherwise.

I mean toppled USSR, that was given time to fuck everything up at its own pace afterards. And pretty much any other tyranny that was given freedom to violate all reasonable humanity laws, from cancer and Somalian pirates to Google and Facebook, - things just get worse with time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Anyway, this is tldr; any friend of Popcornия is a rogue, end.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (12 children)

didn't work with Russia

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

Spent my first 3 years in academia doing exactly this. This is no 7.5 buffer. You've got suspension with zcp at around 7 probably.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Tickle the bull by its balls more like. Too much shit outsourced.

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