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I don't think you can really call this escalation. Escalation would be responding to military force in kind. Instead, the West is is confining itself to economic sanctions and material support. I don't really see how they can do less, frankly, without risking emboldening Putin to strike at Poland or the Baltics (thus involving NATO).
But we could do more... if Russia can use 'little green men' then so can we.
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> Do you feel this way about American companies as well, or only when convenient? Reply to all those saying this is not whataboutism: The question as posed has no value and is meant only to obscure the issue at hand. Here are some critical questions that would have been worth asking: - Russia has a legitimate gripe against NATO expansion. Why aren't you citizens of Western democracies doing something to keep your gov…
I cant tell if people are actually unable to see the value in this question, or if pretending it has no value is their way of trying to fight it. Its getting to the point where humans are appearing more bot like than bots. You appear to be completely blind to reality. You think I asked the question to "obscure the issue at hand"? What If I asked the question to make OP think for a second and realize his moral position is random and inconsistent, in hopes that it wakes him up and he stops being a human bot that repeats whatever the last 17 people around him told him to think.
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You're not really allowed to mention this, nor are you allowed to note that the current Ukraine government is an illegitimate installation by FVEY IC in 2014, after the democratically elected one was overthrown. Also best not to point out that very large contingents of the defenders are actual literal Nazis. Our marching orders from our media betters are to uncritically root for Ukraine, so that's what we'll do.
False. Current Ukrainian government was elected democratically in 2019.
> Also best not to point out that very large contingents of the defenders are actual literal Nazis.
Even if – the thing they are defending is not nazism!
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#904This whole situation is so surreal and disappointing. I grew up on Star Trek and somehow I just though we had (almost) arrived in a post-war, federation-like world. We know things should be solved with words because otherwise there are only losers. It’s how we raise our kids. I just keep thinking about how Jean Luc is looking down on us from orbit, slowly shaking his head whispering “Savages.”
US has been blowing up afghan villagers (and kids/babies) for last 20 years. You only noticed this now?? Have you been living inside a watermelon.
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#905I know this option is not available to many, but if you can -- take your family and run away from Russia as soon as possible. Yes, you may loose some money and property in the process. But if putler stays in power, the only way he can keep it is by turning russia into a blend of north korea and stalin's gulag state. In the best case scenario his own henchmen would get rid of him, in which case you return back.
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#906How will this affect Jetbrains ?
I woke up in a cold sweat last night with this thought, but yes, Czech company (Russian founders I think)
Look at their blogs. Their key employees are predominantly Russian. Being incorporated in Czech republic doesn't mean squat if their employees work in Russia.
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I watched TNG in high school. I never realized how much of my worldview it helped form, until I reflected on it later on. Because of that, humanity has really disappointed me. I thought we were on track, but it's just so stark of a reality check. Despite all our progress, our greed and petty squabbling make me feel like the future that star trek pointed us towards is slipping further into the future. I'm sure now tha…
Same thing here. I rewatched it as an adult a few years ago and suddenly the idealism and professionalism and lowkey-utopianism leapt out at me, and like you I realized that these things had stayed with me since high school. It's given me a new appreciation for how important it is for children to grow up with truly idealistic visions in their cultural surroundings. It's terrible that in these times, there's no TNG eq…
>we just need to try not to do any irreversible damage before we get where we're going.
May you live in interesting times...
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#908Playing the devil's advocate here - but a honest question - I've always wondered if I'd be able to recognize propaganda from within. We're at a point now where all I see (in western media) is videos of long lines of refugees, children crying for their fathers that were drafted in Ukraine and companies banning everything Russian to turn it into a PR event online, articles about Ukranian hero president (in part article…
You're more than welcome to go to Medyka, Hrebenne, Korczowa, Krościenko and see for yourself. Take a flight to Rzeszów airport and then take a train to Przemyśl.
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No identity, no stakes, no reason to believe you. Put your reputation on the line if you want your opinions to be treated as anything other than computer-generated noise.
You dont have to believe me, when all I do is ask a question. If your position is so weak you can't answer the question well, that's a problem and not simply proof that I'm a "troll".
I'll answer your question when you ante in.
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They aren't holding Russia accountable, they holding Russians accountable and that seems like a terrible thing.
This is the point of soft power. Enough pain, and people revolt against the dipshits that earned them the pain.
but if you cause pain to people, aren't you the dipshit?