• alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM
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    1 year ago

    No, that is NOT the issue. You said I would be first in line to defend them executing Russian soldiers. Which is absolutely false.

    okay but… under your established premises, what is the distinction between using cluster bombs and this hypothetical—and why would you not be other than now recognizing how your position kind of inevitably leads to war crime apologia and not wanting to bite that bullet? arguably i’ve, under your premises, given you something more justifiable to work with because at least the hypothetical soldiers at one point were combatants trying to annex Ukraine. the civilians are just existing and are not guilty of anything.

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      1 year ago

      okay but…

      No buts, this isn’t about cluster munitions anymore. This is about your conduct here.

      Stop trying to put words in my mouth. Stop setting up straw men to tear down. It’s not acceptable for normal users, it’s not acceptable for moderators.

      under your established premises

      You clearly do not understand my premise if you think the accidental and tragic death of civilians from a unexploded ordinance is the same as executing POWs. I don’t even know how to respond, there is a clear difference.

      Using cluster munitions has consequences, not using them also has consequences. This is a trolley problem with 2 shitty outcomes. However the people who have the most information, the most to gain, the most to loose, and have to deal with the ongoing consequences believe that adding cluster munitions to the arsenal is the best option. They have weighed the consequences of using them against not using them and they’re going to use them.

      I have been nothing but polite and arguing in good faith. You have not. Be(e) nice, Be(e) Better.