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@neoliberal_hack@hutchinson I know what “pound for pound” means. I also know how sentences work. He immediately qualified it with “as far as the number of deaths.” So no, that doesn’t automatically mean “equal military capability.” You’re forcin your own definition onto his argument
@_Ramifications_@MattLikesLBoxd Well we have an example which is what america is doing that at the moment, quite frankly. Not to the same extent, but America is the aggressor, and Al-Qaeda is a reaction to that aggression.
@Knight_Paul_@AGlavkoverkh@Awk20000 That’s my point. America gets involved in wars that supposedly “don’t concern us,” uses our tax dollars to fund them, then we deal with the fallout when oil, shipping, and everyday costs go up. Suddenly it does concern us.
@dankmaemae@AGlavkoverkh@Awk20000 You can not care, but don’t pretend it doesn’t affect you. Wars hit energy prices, shipping, inflation and government spending. You’re affected whether you give a shit or not.
@TheLastPickle5@AGlavkoverkh@Awk20000 You kinda are forced to care when the shit your government spends your tax money on starts affecting your everyday expenses. Wars can affect oil markets and what you pay at the pump. You can say “I don’t care,” but you don’t get to pretend none of it affects you.
@subniferus@AGlavkoverkh@Awk20000 If you “don’t care” and ignore it, you’re still funding it with zero opposition. You might not control where your taxes go, but at least have a backbone and say you don’t support it. If both sides are bad in your eyes, then yeah, you’re choosing the lesser of two evils.
@AGlavkoverkh@Awk20000 Having no direct control over something doesn’t make you uninvolved. You can oppose what your government does without pretending you personally control the budget. Those are two completely different things.
@JustinAwesomo@Awk20000 Sure, you don’t care. Surely that means you’re completely removed from what your government does in your name and with your tax money, right?
@emosxyual@Awk20000 Nah, that’s not what it means. If your tax money is helping fund a war you oppose, staying quiet doesn’t make you neutral. It just means the people making those decisions get zero pushback from you.
@AGlavkoverkh@Awk20000 You can not care, but that doesn’t make you uninvolved. If your taxes help fund the war, you’re still contributing. Speaking out at least makes it clear you don’t support what your government is doing with your money 🤷♂️ It’s simple, especially for such a black and white issue.