• ɔiƚoxɘup@beehaw.org
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    7 months ago

    It makes me sad that they’re having to conscript the youth of Ukraine. What if it was my kid? What if it was me?

    I hope they can end this fast!

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          7 months ago

          Some people think in simple binaries, and lump people into groups based on who they believe holds a certain view.

          Say anything negative about Israel, you must be pro-Hamas.

          Say anything negative about Biden, you must be pro-Trump.

          Say anything ‘negative’ about Ukraine (even something as simple as that Ukraine’s youth being conscripted and dying is horrible), you must be pro-Russia.

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      7 months ago

      The military-industrial complexes always have something to gain in wars (provided they manage to adapt in time). But there’s no other alternative industry that can supply the needed hardware to win a war, when an invasion happens. It just seems that’s all what our species can do best: kicking each other, then having a rest for a few dozen years and starting over.

      • ɔiƚoxɘup@beehaw.org
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        7 months ago

        I’m not sure I understand your point. Are you trying to say that it being pro-war is a necessary evil? Are you assuming that the world would be less better off without powerful and breathtakingly enriched entities that thrive on war?

        I’m not saying I have all the answers but I don’t think I have to have all the answers to be against war or to be against the military industrial complex. Maybe that’s just me. 😁