We live in strange times. Back in 2022, Noam Chomsky was presenting 2 possible ends to the invasion of Ukraine;
1) total destruction of Ukraine, risking nuclear war
2) appeasement of Putin (Chomsky's preference)
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/04/noam-chomsky-on-how-to-prevent-world-war-iii
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