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I think it's easy to say this when you're not needing healthcare and another nation state has made your local hospital unusable. edit: and parent comment never
by ethanwillis 2y ago
I think it's easy to say this when you're not needing healthcare and another nation state has made your local hospital unusable.
edit: and parent comment never said consequences would be war.
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- salad-tycoon 2y agoCorrect, I’m making that link. That is my argument. Tit for tat escalates. When you respond with like then you get a stronger like in response. It’s a positive feed back loop. Basic human and group behavior. Two kids starting bumping into each other, if they both respond with similar force then soon they will be fighting all out.
- barelysapient 2y agoAnd then one starts to cry, and right or wrong doesn’t matter any more and the conflict ends. It’s the same with the countries. Standing up to bullies can work.
- salad-tycoon 2y agoStanding up can work but the stakes are different in war vs fighting back on a school bus. Human loss is an absolute tragedy. Often [always?] times those who command the war have the least to lose. They protect their children but the white/black/brown “trash” kids they are quick to deploy. This fact is shown multiple times in every conflict in living memory. Just search “Russian drone soldier” on Twitter. This is tragedy. Imagine if it was you or your dad or your brother or your son. Then all the fricking Israeli and Palestinian kids. Horror. I’m not a peacenik, there are reasons for war. They should not be taken lightly. It’s like chemotherapy, use it if you have to but if you have ANY other option, consider that.