Like, I can empathize with the anti-war crowd. Why on Earth do they keep saying Russia can turn around and stop? That doesn't make any sense, they have the means to continue and their goals still haven't been met, so the war is going to continue until they are. Shouldn't the anti-war crowd desire a swift surrender from Ukraine to minimize further bloodshed?

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why on Earth do they keep saying Russia can turn around and stop?

I saw a former minister of defense use this talking point in a debate on national television a while back, and I felt like I was about to have a stroke.

Like yeah, you're technically correct that the Russians could do that, but the actual chance of it happening is basically zero, so why are you bringing it up? You know this! What the hell kind of argument is this even supposed to be?

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 months ago

Yea, it's ridiculous. Just pure bloodthirst.