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Comment by Traubenfuchs | Hacker News Reader

There is this famous tweet that I am unable to find, that essentially says:

"If you tell Ukraine to just surrender the parts Russia want, please point to the parts of your country you would surrender if one of your neighboring states attacked your country."

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> please point to the parts of your country you would surrender if one of your neighboring states attacked your country

Oh, that's fun. Just imagine if Florida was ceded to Cuba.

I think a fair number of people who live in countries divided among factional and/or ethnic lines would actually welcome certain undesirable parts of them splitting off. I know I would cry crocodile tears over Florida ending up as part of Cuba. Or Mexico. They can take Kentucky, too.

The problem here is that the war doesn't seem to be about Donbas.

Russia will be dealing with separatists attacks and assassinations for several decades on the occupied territories. For me this is one of the reasons for this new partial mobilization.

No war AND I can get rid of Quebec?

Sounds like a win-win to me!

Bloody catalonia can go to France, Andorra, or sink under the Mediterranean, i wouldn't mind at all

We’ve been trying to get rid of Florida since bugs bunny!

Yes. And if you tell Ukrainian men and women to fight to their deaths, ask yourself if you would sacrifice own life (or your children's).

Mississippi and parts of California.

Quebec

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