• m4m4m4m4@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Not true, there’s also we poor countries who can’t afford hanging around with the nice guys in the block

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      1 day ago

      Well who says you cant join up? An alliance like NATO doesnt have a price tag except for the 2% minimum defence limit, but it’s 2% subjective to your income. So you literally can afford that.

      • m4m4m4m4@lemmy.world
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        Yes but then you’d need NATO’s approval. Remember how Erdogan put all sorts of 'but’s to Finland and Sweden, countries with way more wealth (and more arguments to be included in NATO) than one like mine