Me too , I ' ve only needed 4 painkillers so far ! <| sep |> MAD prevents that Russia broke and can ' t afford conventional war . Sidelines US Uk so they can do it piecemeal without fear of NATO . If you ever played RISK , you ' d get the idea . More land more resources more people more soldiers . Building walls on your borders works until towards the end of the game . Then you ' re fucked because your opponent owns the rest of the board . <| sep |> I adore this album , it ' s amazing . <| sep |> That might be . But frontline has been posted here often so the conclusion of only propaganda being posted in this sub is pretty hyperbolic . <| sep |> If we assume people operate based on their own selfinterest , she ' s done quite well for herself . Some would argue that if you are achieving lofty goals to serve that self interest , you ' re pretty smart . You may not be smarter than everyone but if you succeed , there ' s a certain amount of intelligence required to do so .