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Europe Prepares Civilians for War with Russia
Europe activates military training plans for civilians amid the Russian threat. Croatia: 2 months. Romania: 4. The debate on whether this is defense or control is already…
What lies behind the plans of several European countries to militarily train the civil population? The discussion begins with a graphic collecting the training programs various governments have launched to "stop" Pilingui. The premise is clear: the war in Ukraine will spill over into the rest of Europe, and every decision taken brings the conflict closer to home. The thesis running through the analysis is that this is no longer just about Ukraine, but about greater control of the population within a new world system some link to Agenda 2030 or the so-called reset. The underlying antiestéticar: that all this leads to a large-scale war.
Which European Countries Prepare Their Citizens for War
The starting point is a map of military training plans activated by several European countries. The fine print matters: in Croatia, the service is 2 months and in Romania 4. In most cases, everyone enters the lottery, but only a portion serves depending on the result, and there is usually an equivalent civil service. The countries taking the matter seriously, according to this reading, are the Baltic states, pushed by their governments. Estonia, with a small population, is renting the drum to make noise.
The hovering question is whether these programs seek real defense or something else. Some argue the goal is to have the population trained for whatever comes next, while others respond that an average European citizen isn't going to stop drones with their chest in an industrial war. The most repeated argument: we are the yapping poodle barking at the Doberman.
State of War and Suspension of Rights
Here the analysis becomes legal. A state of war guarantees the suspension of rights: personal freedom, circulation, residence, expression, information, home inviolability, assembly, demonstration, and strike. Communication secrecy goes out the window, and the State can confiscate or expropriate what it deems appropriate, without compensation. It implies replacing civil order with military order and military tribunals.
The objection raised: on paper, limits exist, but in practice, the executive applies what suits them. The precedent cited is the management of the pandemic, when —according to this reading— they prevaricated to their liking and trampled the legal system. The issue isn't whether it's mandatory, but whether you believe it is. Martial law has been in effect in Ukraine since February 2022, with a lax curfew, functioning trains, and fines for those who break it. And still, recruiters go with vans.
The Desertion Figures No One Wants to Look At
The shocking data: desertion figures in the Ukrainian army. In very few places are people willing to spend a year of their lives doing useless things and, much less, getting killed. The case of Eddie Slovik, the American ex-convict who in October 1944 told his superiors he preferred prison to war and was executed, is recalled. The statistics, according to this analysis, play in favor of Sudapollism.
The contrast is striking: in World War II, executions dropped significantly because it didn't suit anyone to decimate their own ranks. In the UK and the US, sentences were usually reduced. The conclusion drawn: in total war, loyalty is bought with incentives, not threats.
The Nuclear Problem and Inevitable Escalation
The most uncomfortable scenario is nuclear. If NATO could militarily crush Russia, that would put Pilingui in a corner, and no one knows how he would react. NATO is not homogeneous: the initial blows would be absorbed by the Baltic states, which have no response capacity and would complain that they are paying for this war. Then Poland and the strategic ports. If the exchange of fire multiplies in both directions, it escalates.
The unanswered question: who will be the first to get off the cart? The most optimistic calculation assumes there is room for a ceasefire; the pessimistic one starts from the premise that any truce leaving Russia with territories makes it a greater threat. And in between, the warning that a ceasefire puts us all in danger, according to the narrative being spread.
The Human Cost and the Fine Print of Recruitment
The detail that breaks the official narrative: if the reaction is personalized in Pilingui, it must be personalized in other leaders. Frontline and rear troops would absorb steel and fire equally. Europe cannot withstand a war with Russia for a few months, let alone with the nuclear wildcard on the table.
In Spain, Article 30.2 of the Constitution regulates military obligation, but it is not a fundamental right: it is reformed through ordinary procedure, without dissolving chambers or calling elections, and there is only a referendum if one-tenth of either chamber requests it. The right to life, however, is fundamental. The repeated conclusion: in Spain, his ing mother is going to war on the other side of Europe. Essentially.
With these handles, the military training of the civil population looks less like a defense measure and more like a dress rehearsal. The average citizen doesn't know if they are going to get a Call of Duty license or a recruitment letter. And meanwhile, those organizing the game still haven't explained what they really want with so many trained people.
Summary of a discussion on Burbuja.info - Foro de economía, actualidad y política., translated from Spanish and reviewed before publication.
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