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If an adult persuaded a child to stick their finger in a mousetrap, the resulting injury wouldn’t be entirely owed to said mousetrap. Like it or not, Putin did
by polartx 4y ago
If an adult persuaded a child to stick their finger in a mousetrap, the resulting injury wouldn’t be entirely owed to said mousetrap.
Like it or not, Putin did exactly what he said he would do should Ukraine (or any other border adjacent country), attempt to join NATO. What changed is that our sitting President encouraged Ukraine’s to go for it, where past presidents discouraged poking the bear.
- mannerheim 4y ago> or any other border adjacent country Must have missed the Russian invasion of Finland.
- dandanua 4y agoYes, terrorists can do exactly what they said to their victims, unless their demands are met. This doesn't make them "children persuaded to hurt themselves".
- yks 4y agoDaily reminder that not only Americans have agency in this world. Even Putin had agency to not start the war. And Ukrainians have agency to pursue whatever means available to free themselves from Russian influence.
- consumer451 4y agoYour argument is supporting the equivalent of telling a physically abused person: "if you call the cops, I will beat you more. Why are you making me hurt you?"
- denton-scratch 4y agoArguments by allegory never seem to work well on HN.
- ilyt 4y agoThe adult is the mousetrap in your comparison
- pjc50 4y agoIn this analogy, Putin is the child who stuck their finger in the mousetrap?