They want to step Russia on its metaphorical throat, so it submits to the whims of the West. The idea is that Russia’s nuclear defense umbrella was built at a time when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. Therefore, Ukraine is one big hole in this defense. So Ukraine being part of NATO means that at least for 2-3 decades (and likely forever more) NATO would have nuclear first strike capability over Russia, without fear of retaliation.

Which is exactly why Russia was willing to go to war over this. When they say it’s an existential threat, they really mean it. If Ukraine joins NATO, that’s the end of Russia as a sovereign nation.

Shit, that sucks. I’m sorry to hear that.

What happened with hexbear?

You comrades are always welcome here, as far as I’m concerned.

That’s the good thing about Trump. He says the quiet part out loud and reveals how horrible the US is. The bad side of this is that it makes the Dems look nice.

US proxies doing US proxy things

It’s pretty clear that Roddenberry was an anti-capitalist at the very least. I’m not sure what his political persuasion was otherwise. Considering he was making a low-budget show in the 60s in Hollywood, following the McCarthy era into deep Cold War, it’s understandable to me that he didn’t go full communism with it, even if he was an ML.