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graemeptoday at 12:07 PM3 repliesview on HN

Why this particular stand? Is doing nothing any better than taking what are essentially random stands? Obviously if you are Ukrainian this will be an important stand to you, but otherwise doing things based on a mix of what the media you like focuses on or whatever is not really very different from doing nothing.


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clucastoday at 12:41 PM

I think "no wars of conquest" is a bright line that was crossed by Russia, that hasn't been crossed by other nations in a long time. And I think it's important for the whole world to take a stand on that, not just the nation that was invaded. It's not a "random stand."

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baconbrandtoday at 12:30 PM

Doing something is literally the opposite of doing nothing. This is complete gibberish.

jwrtoday at 2:54 PM

> Why this particular stand?

First, any stand is better than whataboutism and just sitting there doing nothing.

Second, this stand results from my thoughts. It is my stand. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

Third, in the history of the modern world there were very few black&white situations where there was one side which was clearly the aggressor. This is one of them.

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