Opposing War: No Disclaimers Required
Knapp, Thomas http://original.antiwar.com/thomas-knapp/2023/07/20/opposing-war-no-disclaimers-required/
Publisher: Antiwar.com
Date Written: 21/07/2023
Year Published: 2023
Resource Type: Article
My own opinion on US meddling in Russian/Ukrainian relations doesn't depend on an assessment of whether the invasion was provoked, unprovoked, justified, or unjustified, so I don't need any such disclaimers.
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My own opinion on US meddling in Russian/Ukrainian relations doesn't depend on an assessment of whether the invasion was provoked, unprovoked, justified, or unjustified, so I don’t need any such disclaimers.
If you think I’m engaging in “moral equivalence,” you’re absolutely right. There’s nothing wrong with moral equivalence statements if the people/actions being described are morally equivalent. Looking at you, Putin/Zelenskyy/Biden.
I’m not “pro-Russia,” “pro-Ukraine,” or even “pro-US.” I’m pro-peace and antiwar Stick that disclaimer in your pipe and smoke it.
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