But, as I mentioned in a previous comment, they will count on their ability to relocate to California before the missiles arrive. Unlike the poor schmucks of citizens who never voted for NATO membership.
"They will likely come to regret their decision at a later date..."
And there's the rub. No doubt the peoples of Sweden and Finland will come to feel bitter regret, but their political elites - which do not in any way represent the people - will profit greatly. And, as they feel no loyalty whatever to the nations they control, in case of trouble they can simple decamp with their ill-gotten gains to the USA or elsewhere.
"Ill-gotten gains"? Oh yes. That is why they have been "strongly pro-US" for so long. Money is very persuasive, and the USA simply sprays money around to everyone who obeys it. Future historians, if any, will focus on the USA's "exorbitant privilege" of printing dollars without any concern for inflation, after Washington managed to make the dollar the world's reserve currency.
Neither country held a public referendum on this decision in the true spirit of rule by the managerial class.
You are absolutely right.
As chairman, CEO, and only member of the neutralistassociationofthe.us, I completely agree and applaud the article.
Thank you very much, Sir. Indeed, neutrality is key for peace.
"The political elites of these two nordic countries finally got what they had secretly wanted for a long time."
Russian Hypersonics visiting the two countries, rather than hockey pucks.
But, as I mentioned in a previous comment, they will count on their ability to relocate to California before the missiles arrive. Unlike the poor schmucks of citizens who never voted for NATO membership.
Great article
thanks!
Hard to say if they ever will come to regret it, but they already have plenty of reason to do so.
"They will likely come to regret their decision at a later date..."
And there's the rub. No doubt the peoples of Sweden and Finland will come to feel bitter regret, but their political elites - which do not in any way represent the people - will profit greatly. And, as they feel no loyalty whatever to the nations they control, in case of trouble they can simple decamp with their ill-gotten gains to the USA or elsewhere.
"Ill-gotten gains"? Oh yes. That is why they have been "strongly pro-US" for so long. Money is very persuasive, and the USA simply sprays money around to everyone who obeys it. Future historians, if any, will focus on the USA's "exorbitant privilege" of printing dollars without any concern for inflation, after Washington managed to make the dollar the world's reserve currency.