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If you speak Russian, call Russia and tell them what is happening in Ukraine

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Re: If you speak Russian, call Russia and tell them what is happening in Ukraine

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I would listen to the person's arguments and say what I don't like about those arguments. I find the symmetrism you represent ridiculous. How do we know the Earth isn't flat? Maybe flat-earthers are right? How do we know if santa claus exist? Well, we gather data and apply reasoning to that data... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology

Just like you listen to the persons arguments and engage with them when someone calls you and says "Hello I am federal tax Marshall john Smith, and there is a warrant for your arrest. Or you can buy gift cards and send money to us to settle your debt." I'm certain you spend a while evaluating and debating those arguments.

I don't understand what you're trying to argue here? If a government official wants to arrest me, of course I'm willing to argue to avoid that. Not sure what you mean with the gift cards either, are you referring to some scam going on in US? I don't live in the US so please consider how hard it is for me to figure what you mean.

I had a Jehovah's witness visit me once, and unlike most people I did talk to her. She made some arguments, I counter-argued that I don't believe things without a proof, she asked me if I believe that air exists, and she followed my confirmation with the statement "but you can't see it" - to which I responded that I actually can see both the air directly (just like you can see foil laminate if you stack it into multiple layers) as well as indirectly through various experiments. She had no response to that, other than handing me a flyer, which I accepted.

Re: If you speak Russian, call Russia and tell them what is happening in Ukraine

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Iraq was a dictatorship with a murderer at the head. Ukraine is a democracy. HUGE difference.

And yet, instead of killing/imprisoning the dictator, US-led invasion resulted in many civilians killed, their houses destroyed, not to mention drone strikes against civilians. If (many) innocent people get killed in the end, I see no big difference.

Except that the US literally did capture, try, and executed Saddam Hussein.

The vast majority of the death in Iraq occurred from sectarian violence fomented by Iran and later Sunni extremists, to undermine the prospect of having an American ally in the region.

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