Germany’s defence chief says the level to which Russia is building up its military, which he categorized as an “imminent threat,” is deeply concerning to him.
Once the war is over and Russia doesn’t do that, what will European leaders do? How will they justify everything they’ve done?
Quite easily actually: “The only reason why Russia hasn’t invaded us is because we showed them in Ukraine not to mess with us.” Or any of a thousand other variations of that sort of cope. There is always a way to spin the narrative so that a defeat looks like a victory, so that the lie can be maintained. It’s all too easy because Russia cannot disprove a negative no matter what they do. “Only if we do X, Y, Z will Russia not attack us.” - “See, Russia did not attack, and that is only because we did X, Y, Z; which proves that we were right all along and Russia would have attacked if we didn’t do X, Y, Z.” It’s impossible to falsify because it’s based on a hypothetical that didn’t happen.
Quite easily actually: “The only reason why Russia hasn’t invaded us is because we showed them in Ukraine not to mess with us.” Or any of a thousand other variations of that sort of cope. There is always a way to spin the narrative so that a defeat looks like a victory, so that the lie can be maintained. It’s all too easy because Russia cannot disprove a negative no matter what they do. “Only if we do X, Y, Z will Russia not attack us.” - “See, Russia did not attack, and that is only because we did X, Y, Z; which proves that we were right all along and Russia would have attacked if we didn’t do X, Y, Z.” It’s impossible to falsify because it’s based on a hypothetical that didn’t happen.