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This is such a bizarre dick measuring contest. Funny in retrospect, but I'd hate for a war to start over a pruning gone awry.
by magashna 7y ago
This is such a bizarre dick measuring contest. Funny in retrospect, but I'd hate for a war to start over a pruning gone awry.
- crazygringo 7y agoNot at all. The line of sight is described as being required for legitimate military purposes. And in international relations, it's generally very much a case of give-an-inch-and-they'll-take-a-mile. Seemingly disproportionate importance must be given to the tiniest things, because the enemy will be constantly testing you looking for weakness. In a case like this, if the US and South Korea aren't hyper-vigilant about every single thing, it's an indication that political or popular support may be waning, and an indication to North Korea that it might be possible to reinvade and take over the entire peninsula. If you don't believe this, it's a big part of what allowed Germany to take over Europe in WWII -- that vigilance wasn't taken seriously. Germany pushed what was "acceptable" more and more until it was too late. It's not about the tree -- it's about fundamental legitimacy being upheld.
- Stunting 7y agoIt’s not about ::this relatively insignificant thing that can be logically addressed without violence:: —- it’s about ::a set of assumed moral values and forced respect to their integrity::: is how dumb wars get started and paper work sends a nations childrens off to die. It was a stupid dick measuring contest that got two people killed and almost much more.