People living in mature democracies are often more instrumentalist, they wouldn't cheer anyone but try and make choices, rather. — Olivier5
What few knew until recently is that in 1984, the Soviet Union actually did build a doomsday machine of sorts. They called it Perimeter. It's discussed in not one but two books released this month and in an article in the latest issue of Wired magazine.
Taking sides isn't much in the way of analysis though, particularly seeing as,from my point of view, the moral side to take is pretty obvious. — Baden
Zelensky vs the Ukranian people: Think I'll stick with the Ukranian people rather than the feckless clown who could have avoided this war and now spends his time running around the world's TV screens spouting empty propaganda while his people continue to die.
You can be apolitical without any resentment, though. Or you can be complex and dwell in an amoral, anthropological state some of the time, and engage the world at other times. — frank
I've asked for my account to be closed.
My 'resignation' refused for the time being.
Usually, I wouldn't make this public but I'm beyond caring.
Take care all. — Amity
From "why is everyone calling me a cheerleader", to "you must all be cheerleaders like me". — StreetlightX
The choice for other people, such as Europeans, Americans, Aseans, Africans or Oceanians, as organized politically through states, is about which side to chose, if any. IOW should Peru or the Netherlands help Ukraine, or rather help Russia, or stay neutral? Or help both??? If they wish to help, how should they do so most effectively without compromising other interests? Etc. — Olivier5
Unclear, please rephrase. — Olivier5
Your final sentence undermines your entire argument. People are making choices about strategy, not sides. — Isaac
Don't do X" is a perfectly sufficient political position. It doesn't required a "do Y instead". — Isaac
More precisely, strategic choices may or may not involve chosing one side against another. — Olivier5
Logically, it does. You are prescribing lines of action that do not involve X, as being better than lines of action that do involve X. — Olivier5
Don't do X is not a line of action. — Isaac
It was perfectly precise as it was. People support strategies not side, in contrast to you entire position here that anything short of wholehearted approval of Western strategy must therefore be 'siding with Putin'. — Isaac
To be fair, not supporting American imperial designs is indeed a line of action, much like not supporting Israeli businesses because Israel is committing genocide in Palestine is a line of action. — StreetlightX
I'm saying you can support whoever you want to. — Olivier5
don't assume that there is one good choice and only one — Olivier5
Your choice of supporting no one is in no way morally superior to another choice. — Olivier5
Yes but even if one remains 'apolitical', one must live somewhere, and chose to stay there, under this regime, rather than emigrate over there under another. This is a choice one makes even if one is unconscious of it. — Olivier5
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