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Digital warfare reaches fuel maps as Ukrainian users create confusion across Russia
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Referring to "the enemy" when you're not fighting makes your desire to appear as part of the war effort obvious.
Why can't you go fight in this war that you obviously support? Again, people are literally being forced to. Why isn't a possibility with you, who unlike many of the people forced feels this war should continue?
Seems, like most of the NAFO folks, you're eager to tell yourself you're a brave warrior . . . and willing to fight to the last Ukrainian, and not one step further.
For one, I was speaking from the perspective of people participating. Beyond that, I don't think it's a stretch to consider Russia a threat to Europe. What else would you call a hostile power with the stated desire to claim your land for themselves?
Physical and psychological aptitude, for one. I sure wouldn't trust me with a weapon. Hell, it might be a better way to stick me into the Russian army instead, given the odds of sabotage, whether by accident due to impaired motor control or by snapping under the psychological strain of combat. You're not wrong to call me a coward; would you want a coward at your side in a fight?
I don't want it to continue. I don't want war to happen at all. But I will not demand that another country roll over and submit to an imperial aggressor. Firstly, it's not my place. Secondly, it rewards the aggressor, which runs counter to my desire to end war. And thirdly, I want Russia's (or Putin's) imperial ambitions to be cut short, for the sake of everyone involved: Ukrainians, Russians, Eastern Europe that might be next on the menu, and ultimately my own country and self.
Russia can end this war. They started it. They can drop their demands and claims, return captives and abducted children, and I'm sure Ukraine will be happy to be done with this shit and start rebuilding some form or normalcy. Who knows, maybe diplomatic relations may be established and a productive peace may emerge.
I want this war to end, and I will endorse measures taken to hasten that end, but the onus for that does not lie with the victims.
Nah, I'm not. I'm a nerd. I'm eager to discuss the theoretical frameworks or war, deterrence and international diplomacy. I'm very much eager to avoid any situation where I would have to become a fighter, brave or otherwise. The world should be ruled by diplomats and thinkers, not by fighters.
(As an aside: I hate the identification of "someone who fights" with "someone whose whole identity is war". A person who fights should do so as an activity, a tempotary occupation born from necessity, then return to a peaceful, civilian life when the fighting is done. A society where a separate warrior caste splits off from the civilian caste risks some form of military tyranny down the line.)
So, in addition to supporting their conscription, you've decided to speak for them.
Russia might be, but they're also the neighbor, and will continue to be there. Unless you can start to address security concerns of both the EU and Russia, your only other choice is going to be the destruction and subjugation of one or the other. Do you intend to send others to fight (since you don't yourself) to kill hundreds of millions of Russians?
The United States. The same entity that pushed this proxy war, btw.
Trust me, it's painfully obvious that you have no problem seeing Ukrainians die in the trenches for the small benefit you think will accrue to you.
The fun part of this is going to be the blowback - because the Ukrainians are also well aware of it.
You're just willing to demand that countries you don't live in continue to fight and die for the war you won't.
In which case you should, if you had any shred of integrity, shut the fuck up about deciding to put others into the hell that is a war zone.
Otherwise, take your label of chickenhawk and wear it with the shame it deserves.
I think, they were writing about people mangling the fuel maps.
Otherwise I'm not sure what are you getting at, everyone should shut up about the war because on the front line they have better things to do and not on the front like they have no right to talk, is it?