Really, Why Not?

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Meanwhile, The New York Times asks why a part of Ukraine could not join NATO?

And as an argument is that West Germany joined in 1955!


I can if I want, but sometimes I'm lazy)



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Because it's at war. HATO would be declaring war by accepting the Ukraine as a member during the hostilities ongoing.

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HATO ?

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One of those bon mots people come up with from time to time. I think BlackPigeonSpeaks came up with HATO. @everittdmickey came up with enemedia. I use them because they make me chuckle. Overlords need to be mocked IMHO.

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I dont wanna be annoying but itsnt it "Ukraine" and not "The Ukraine" ?

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Ukraine is a Russian word meaning 'borderlands', IIRC. That is why it has traditionally been used in that way. I don't use the new pronouns either, because they're pushed for the same political reasons. Language isn't static, but it also isn't a political football, if we don't let it be.

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Might be the weed but whut? 😄

I just notice that some folks use The Ukraine instead of Ukraine. Thats all. Nothing political about it.

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A lot of folks are very political about language. I'm not. I'm glad you're not. I wish more weren't.

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what could possibly go wrong

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