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The Ukrainians can do whatever they want. My problem is, the person I was responding to, basically implied that the lives of Ukrainians is a sacrifice he is wil
by ImJamal 1y ago
The Ukrainians can do whatever they want. My problem is, the person I was responding to, basically implied that the lives of Ukrainians is a sacrifice he is willing to make for the safety of the rest of Europe. I don't like that sort of reasoning.
- FirmwareBurner 1y ago> I don't like that sort of reasoning. You don't have to like it, but that's the way it is.
- nuancebydefault 1y agoIt is indeed the way it is. This explains why the world is not going full steam ahead in supporting Ukraine such that they would win the war. It is a game of exhausting the enemy over a prolonged time, such that they are not capable of anything else but continuing to _try_ to take 'only' Ukraine. The harsh truth is that Ukrainians are giving their lives for the freedom of Europeans and probably a chunk of the rest of the world population. Once one of the sides fully wins, Europe will get less safe, since the next step would be WMD.
- cosmicgadget 1y agoI think he was actually arguing against the conservative talking point that the war is detrimental to US interests. Not that he wants the war to continue but rather that isolationists have no leg to stand on when they wring their hands about Ukraine defending themselves.