Originally Posted by
CBreezy
The only one falling for propaganda here is you. There is and has been zero risk of a European invasion into Russia for decades and Russia knows this. NATO had never been weaker, financially and militarily, and strategically until Russia invaded Ukraine. This isn't and never has been about NATO. That's just a convenient excuse to sucker apologetic westerners.
Interesting spin. Completely brainwashed like most westerners but interesting.
Is NATO expanding the amount of land they have control over? Yes.
Could NATO expansion be considered a modern invasion or colonization? Yes. The US responded to European colonization of the western hemisphere with the Monroe Doctrine. The Soviet Union negotiated at Yalta to control eastern European countries as a buffer against European invasion. Now NATO is sniping that buffer one by one with economic bribery to get them to join NATO.
Is NATO weak? No; they are much stronger than Russia.
You are obviously not a student of history, much less military history, and even less military tactics.
Using your logic, the Native Americans were the aggessors because they slowed down the settlers of the west. After all, it was our Manifest Destiny. Not much different than what is happening across Europe.