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If an enemy nation sent troops to our shores with orders to kill even 0.1% of our population, we'd all rise up to defeat them Interesting analogy to choose on
by aaronbrethorst 5y ago
If an enemy nation sent troops to our shores with orders to kill even 0.1% of our population, we'd all rise up to defeat them
Interesting analogy to choose on today of all days. 0.1% is 330,000. How about 0.001%?
Pedant alert: yes obviously they were technically non-state actors.
- handrous 5y agoTo be fair one doesn't invite further attacks from a virus, by ignoring somewhat-bad-but-not-that-bad ones. They're not directly comparable. It's a bit like comparing your adversary checking your king, with an earthquake upsetting the whole chess board. You act against the former—you weather the latter. (this should not be taken to mean I judge[d] the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan justifiable or desirable, now or when they started)