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Re:Google’s AI-powered ‘inclusive warnings’ feature is very ... by SamPatt on Friday April 22, 2022 @10:40PM (#31130876)
"The United States was neutral until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, leading them to enter the war."

I'd say active is still better here.

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Re:Google’s AI-powered ‘inclusive warnings’ feature is very ... by suyjuris on Saturday April 23, 2022 @05:22AM (#31132626)
I would disagree. This sentence is about the Unites States, not Japan, and the use of passive voice reflects that.
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Re:Google’s AI-powered ‘inclusive warnings’ feature is very ... by j-krieger on Saturday April 23, 2022 @05:46AM (#31132729)
This is disingenuous. Removing the bad actor in this sentence removed part of the cause for the effect. Not an attack happened, a japanese attack happened.
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Re:Google’s AI-powered ‘inclusive warnings’ feature is very ... by suyjuris on Saturday April 23, 2022 @08:42AM (#31133777)
I you feel that the actor is an important part of the sentence, you can include it in passive voice as well: “However, it was attacked at Pearl Harbor by Japan, and then chose to enter the war.”
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