Post by @DegradationDenial@feddit.nl

2026-09-23 15:56 UTC

That is why I’m only defending the concept on the requirement that it is to defend your country not attack another. The Japanese or Dutch self defence forces are different to the US or Russian invasion troops.

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@Objection@lemmy.ml 2026-09-23 16:27

“Aggressor and defender” is just not a good framework for understanding any conflict. For example, during the Vietnam War, where the US was sending troops halfway around the globe to terrorize a bunch of poor rice farmers into submission so that they could keep exploiting them, they justified it by saying they were just “defending” the state of South Vietnam. The same can be said of either side in Ukraine. The West is just “defending” the government which they hand-picked during Euromaidan, while Russia is just “defending” the separatist governments who requested their aid. It’s trivially easy to paint virtually any side in any conflict as merely “defending.” In any case, I can’t say I’m particularly invested in upholding a status quo where my enemies are the ones on top. That’s their problem, not mine.

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@BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2026-09-23 17:37

Can you even read? Or are you just deliberately ignoring what they said?

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