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by MartianSquirrel 2100 days ago
The fun thing is, it probably brings these two countries closer to peace than war, the same way having children play together makes it easier to develop a friendship
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I'm reminded of the Whisky War, where Canada and Denmark's military leave a bottle of alcohol on a disputed island every now and then as they "capture" the island.
They don't actually do that and haven't done that for many years, it's rather less friendly nowadays because oil was discovered nearby.