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How do you, logically, draw the line from "cavalier use of deadly force" to "our enemies are going to take bolder action against US allies"? That leap of logic
by 827a 1y ago
How do you, logically, draw the line from "cavalier use of deadly force" to "our enemies are going to take bolder action against US allies"? That leap of logic doesn't make sense; its a leap of pseudologic someone speaking from fear would make.
If anything, a better standpoint is: Illogical and cavalier use of deadly force should scare our enemies, because it makes expression of our nation's military power more unpredictable. If China invades Taiwan; Trump might just blow up the Three Gorges Dam. Other Presidents might move with care, logic, and intrinsic sanctity for human life; Trump doesn't.
- yonisto 1y ago[flagged]
- soraminazuki 1y ago> a leap of pseudologic someone speaking from fear would make How do you reconcile that with: > scare our enemies (and they) might move with care, logic, and intrinsic sanctity for human life
- 827a 1y agoI never suggested that our enemies might move with care, logic, and intrinsic sanctity for human life. I suggested that Trump's disregard for many of these cornerstones of national leadership might cause them to not move at all.
- soraminazuki 1y agoIt's literally what you wrote and continue to argue for. But anyways, I strongly disagree with the premise that threats and violence results in deescalation.