"Oh of course I'm antiwar, because all my friends are antiwar, and war is, like, so lame, you know, but like, wouldn't it also be cool if Country X totally invaded and conquered Country Y? I mean, Country Y has weird food, they kinda deserve it. Anyway let's go to the mall!"
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Twitter is melting people’s brains.
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The question I have is, does anyone still think that China is remotely communist or socialist?
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In fact, the U.S.-Japan alliance is founded on exactly this hypothetical -- not China, specifically, but the U.S. is pledged to defend Japan against any possible attacker. How is asking whether Bruenig wants to repudiate that commitment a stupid or unrealistic question??
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Japan literally denied itself an army under the concept that the USA would defend it in all circumstances an army would beniseful, a pretty big deal for Japan I’d think but I’m just a poster and not a big time op-ed thinkerator
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Her moral position justifies all sorts of retributive militarism, versions of which are constantly ongoing in various parts of the world. To pretend a specific hypothetical is too unlikely to occur, so the justification doesn't matter, is a deflection from the issue.
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You talk about being realistic, but what is the specific harm from this hypothetical that you find realistic? Do you think a preeemptive war against China is plausible?
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