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by adriancr 724 days ago
> Well the USSR no longer exists, and so I think that specific question is a nonstarter.

Russia still exists and is unchanged in behavior but much less powerful. So something went right, just not enough.

> Look at any country with power

Some are much better then others and always have been.

> And this will never change,

That's what they used to say about monarchies.

> so we can continue to fight and kill each other

Fighting back and forcing change is justified. It's not like the other side is standing still and not trying to destabilize us.

> and we end up nuking ourselves out of existence

We haven't in worse conditions.

> or we can learn to tolerate one another - even when we really don't like the other guy.

Tolerating abuses is unacceptable.