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Have you ever been risked your life and that of your family by being part of a revolutionary movement? I haven't. I don't know that I would if I lived in a dic

by Yoric 5y ago

Have you ever been risked your life and that of your family by being part of a revolutionary movement? I haven't. I don't know that I would if I lived in a dictatorship. I'm not going to start blaming people because they haven't either.

CRConrad 5y ago
Sure, they may have, from their viewpoint, valid reasons not to do anything about it. And sure, I couldn't swear that I would do any better in their situation. But: So what? Still doesn't mean it's not their fault, just like it would be mine in the same situation. The two are not logically related.
- Yoric 5y ago
  Victim blaming? I'm not a fan.
  - CRConrad 5y ago
    The victims here are the Ukrainians; the Russians are the aggressors. What you're not a fan of is aggressor-blaming. To most of the rest of us, the aggressors are precisely the ones who should take the blame.