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These aren't arbitrary sports teams. The current world situation is right vs. wrong, not red vs. blue.
by slowmovintarget 5y ago
These aren't arbitrary sports teams. The current world situation is right vs. wrong, not red vs. blue.
- MartinMcGirk 5y agoNot that I'm sticking up for Russia here, but I think that assumes that there is a universal canonical "right" and a canonical "wrong", which I am not convinced about.
- slowmovintarget 5y agoIt was wrong for the West to taunt Putin with baby steps to perhaps, maybe, someday, having Ukraine in NATO. It was wrong for Zelensky to see the build up of troops on his border and do nothing for a good solid three months leading up to the invasion. But none of that makes Russian troops invading, shelling and bombing hospitals, violating evacuation corridor agreements by firing on fleeing civilians, or any of the other senselessly hostile things they've done OK. They are wrong, their actions are evil. I realize you're not sticking up for Russia, but I do think that if we're talking morals, it doesn't require moral absolutes (which I do think exist, but that's another discussion) to be able to judge the current situation. That is, I don't think condemning Russia's actions requires a priori agreement to a universal canonical moral standard.
- madrox 5y agoRegardless of how you choose to phrase it and how unavoidable it may be, it is a detour that's hindering our ability to expand our understanding and improve our way of life.
- Fatnino 5y agoLook at pictures from inside the ISS. The walls are literally red on the Russian side and blue everywhere else.