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1. tvbusy · 1789556121 · focus · HN ↗

   Good news. This world needs more cooperation and friendship.

   1. dudul · 1789560943 · focus · HN ↗

      Nations don't have friends, they have interests.

      1. Eupolemos · 1789589083 · focus · HN ↗

         Democratic populations have feelings towards each other, including friendship.

         There are plenty of nations I feel my nation has friendships with - if they were bullied, we'd stand up for them on pure reaction.

         Not everything is interests. People are people.

         1. sajithdilshan · 1789592638 · focus · HN ↗

            This is such a dumb take. Like 80 years ago the so-called Europeans were killing each other. 35 years ago there were 2 German nations that had animosity towards each other. This is why teaching history is important in schools so people don’t live in imaginary land
         2. dudul · 1789599653 · focus · HN ↗

            Thanks for the good laugh.

            Interesting that you didn't feel the need to say what your "nation" is, or their nation BFFs. It would have allowed us to dig into real data, but no, let's just use feelz instead :)

            People are people, and nation states are nation states. These are different entities.

            1. orf · 1789642608 · focus · HN ↗

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      2. xethos · 1789593938 · focus · HN ↗

         I'm not sure what you would call it, but the Whiskey War sure reads like a running gag between two friends to me.

         <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Whisky_War" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Whisky_War

      3. MetroWind · 1789663389 · focus · HN ↗

         The fact that this is downvoted tells a lot about the average level of political literacy on HN

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