Are there any potential long term positives that could come from Russia attacking Ukraine?

[Quixote1818]

Is it possible Russia will end up so broke and isolated they just dissolve? We would need to make sure the nukes were secured.

[Wingus Dingus]

1. It might result in regime change in Russia, but there's no guarantee

it won't be worse.

[uponit7771]

16. +1

[cbabe]

2. Lots of sunflowers in gardens this summer.

[tiredtoo]

3. Hoping

This will bring America together. But not sure if the cultists can be saved.

[Quixote1818]

6. I was thinking that too. That's a good one. nt

[uponit7771]

15. They can't, faux is back to excusing Russia's actions

[Kablooie]

4. Russian seem bent and determined to remain villains in the eyes of the world.

They had a chance to become respected members of world society then they blew it by re-installing ex Cold War goons.
What is it about their culture that drives them to do this?

[Justice matters.]

11. Vodka (too much of...) nt

[Nevilledog]

5. This has a "Nuclear war is bad, but...." vibe to it.

[NCjack]

7. The Russian generals may remove Putin and put Russia back on the path to becoming

a Democratic Republic.

[Crunchy Frog]

19. I would settle for a military dictatorship,

just as long as they GTFO of Ukraine.

[DFW]

21. Yes to number one, maybe to number two

Russia has never been a place where popular will has held sway for very long.

[Spider Jerusalem]

8. Long term positives: faster transition to renewables in Europe, without Russian natural gas (n/t)

[OAITW r.2.0]

9. Depends on Putin and his Generals.

I see no good options for Putin. But he is still the most dangerous man in the world. Ultimately. it will be the generals who decide how this nightmare ends.

[czarjak]

20. Putin's options be best to Vlad.

[Renew Deal]

10. We can start speculating about world war 4.

Kidding. But Russia is not going anywhere.

[radius777]

12. It has united the Western world

in ways that were unthinkable before.

But there are no positives (long term or otherwise) for the innocent people of Ukraine, whose only 'sin' was wanting democracy.

[multigraincracker]

13. My go to prediction, that never fails.

There will be a big surprise that no one saw coming.

[uponit7771]

14. Quick asymmetric war is possible to win with trained professional forces

[elleng]

17. Unifies much of the world, against putin and other similar tyrants,

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and demonstrates usefulness and necessity of solidarity against such.

The whole world is watching!

[mahina]

18. I was wondering this too.

[Meowmee]

22. Not for the people who are now dead, who will die and who have had or who will have

Their lives pretty much destroyed.

[DFW]

23. Germany was broke and isolated after World War I

That didn’t turn out so well.

Germany was again broke and isolated after World War II. The victorious powers were smarter that time. Winning a war is only step one. If you don’t win the peace, your victory will not last long.

[WarGamer]

24. I certainly think regime change is coming... just don't know if it's tomorrow or 2025, 2027??