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29. A note on your word. Lebensraum was the Nazi word for expansionism to make room for the Arian race.

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:26 PM

Jan 5

Lebensraum (German for "living space&quot is a geopolitical concept that became central to Nazi ideology, justifying German territorial expansion into Eastern Europe to provide land for the "Aryan race" for settlement, resources, and population growth, leading to conquest, colonization, and the subjugation or elimination of Slavic peoples, forming a core driver of World War II and the Holocaust. Liebensraum was a biological/geographical theory by Friedrich Ratzel, it was twisted by Nazis into a racial imperative for empire-building, requiring war for survival and space for the German "master race".

If you mention the Nazi word as having some new application, or definition (national security pretext), just sayin' it's good to be clear on the old one (race domination by exterminating others).

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NATO is not done.............. Lovie777 Jan 5 #1

I think what they're saying is that "we're done" ... NATO would move on without us FakeNoose Jan 5 #8

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Greenland much more than any of those imo Polybius Jan 5 #52

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thats kinda the point, no? quakerboy Jan 5 #6

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The answer is, realistically, your penultimate statement. /nt spudspud Jan 5 #35

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All the European forces combined? iemanja Jan 5 #14

Have you looked into what the US spends EllieBC Jan 5 #15

Perhaps so iemanja Jan 5 #18

And he would. And Miller, Vance, Heritage Foundation EllieBC Jan 5 #19

spent over a trillion on what ? Nigrum Cattus Jan 5 #42

You can actually find the info easily. EllieBC Jan 5 #54

Probably. -NT- ruet Jan 5 #16

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Congress passed a law in 2023 (signed by Biden) forbidding unilateral exiting NATO BumRushDaShow Jan 5 #21

Thanks, I forgot it's a treaty alliance fujiyamasan Jan 5 #22

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Laws passed by Congress... WestMichRad Jan 5 #28

He's been attempting to do that BumRushDaShow Jan 5 #48

+1 dalton99a Jan 5 #45

Putin wins. Again. Kid Berwyn Jan 5 #23

"End of NATO?" Jesus, don't tempt him. JohnnyRingo Jan 5 #24

That's exactly what Putin's Puppet wants. viva la Jan 5 #26

The delirious pustule has his eyes on Canada as well. 😟 Dave Bowman Jan 5 #27

A note on your word. Lebensraum was the Nazi word for expansionism to make room for the Arian race. ancianita Jan 5 #29

Oh I know what is means BumRushDaShow Jan 5 #37

I'm sure you do. I noted its previous definition to give context for a wider audience in the thread. ancianita Jan 5 #41

Well one thing that HAS happened this year in "their" world BumRushDaShow Jan 5 #46

Re the "brewing battle," though I doubt it will be anything that affects this so-called government. ancianita Jan 5 #53

He had a huge revolving door his first term BumRushDaShow Jan 5 #55

Yes, which we thought would show his electorate block that it shouldn't let him back through it, either. . ancianita Jan 5 #57

Didn't the US Congress pass legislation to prevent bonespurs from pulling ths US out of NATO? ChicagoTeamster Jan 5 #31

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That's the scary part. Dr. T Jan 6 #68

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Despots around the world are thrilled. mn9driver Jan 5 #38

Europe may be in trouble if the US attacks. The us has sold truthisfreedom Jan 5 #39

Maybe that is the intent?? Evolve Dammit Jan 5 #40

I thought that too. Cheeto would do bronxiteforever Jan 5 #50

Invasion of Greenland would end up like the recent invasion of Portland. thought crime Jan 5 #44

I hope aid is coming to the defense of Greenland. Buddyzbuddy Jan 5 #47

No one is going to risk fighting the US for Greenland Polybius Jan 5 #51

They don't actually have to fight. They do need to place themselves in a precarious position. Buddyzbuddy Jan 5 #58

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