PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to !historymemes@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAverage multiple choice questionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square89linkfedilinkarrow-up1351arrow-down19
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minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s not wrong. It’s just stupid. “Settled more issues”. You know, when you genocide an entire people, every issue you had with them is now “settled”. It’s not a recommendation for violence as a solution. It’s simply pointing out that it’s a common way to end things, good or bad. Usually bad.
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoNobody said it was a recommendation. It’s a cynical view of how disputes have been solved in the past.
It’s not wrong. It’s just stupid. “Settled more issues”. You know, when you genocide an entire people, every issue you had with them is now “settled”.
It’s not a recommendation for violence as a solution. It’s simply pointing out that it’s a common way to end things, good or bad. Usually bad.
Nobody said it was a recommendation. It’s a cynical view of how disputes have been solved in the past.
*truthful view
Both can be true at once.