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    Critics have condemned such “Soviet” tactics as counterproductive. But Tim Willasey-Wilsey, a lecturer in defence and security at King’s College London, said: “The liberals in us all want to say this is self-defeating. On the other hand, I was speaking with a Ukrainian friend whose husband has been on the front line since 2022 and she said it was disgraceful for fighting-age men to hide from conscription.

    There it is again that funny feeling

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      But Tim Willasey-Wilsey, a lecturer in defence and security at King’s College London, said: “The liberals in us all want to say this is self-defeating. On the other hand

      Translation: Well it’s not happening to me, my family, or my social class so this time it’s fine

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        This is the case with off-screen violence for 999/1000 people who advocate for war, forceful suppression, etc. - they’d change their mind really, really quickly if someone in a suit so much as made a weird face at them.

        Being stuck underneath someone in a novice level competition is a really uncomfortable experience. Being stuck underneath someone who you can’t double tap to make them stop is terrifying. Being stuck underneath someone who wants to harm you is a nightmare. Being stuck underneath someone who wants to harm you with a weapon is worse. Being stuck underneath someone who wants to torture you with a weapon while their friends cheer them on is a tragedy. Then when you hear about that shit happening to your neighbor after 20% of Koreans died during a war, suddenly the guy with nuclear weapons who says he’s against that sort of thing seems like a nice guy to you.