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Re:Open Letter to Noam Chomsky (and Other Intellectuals) on ... by nathanaldensr on Saturday May 21, 2022 @09:30AM (#31457708)
How many "literal" things have happened recently that turned out to be far more nuanced?
Re:Open Letter to Noam Chomsky (and Other Intellectuals) on ... by kspacewalk2 on Saturday May 21, 2022 @09:36AM (#31457769)
Okay, so to what end do you wish to employ this appeal to nuance? I ask because usually this is just a naive argument in favour of inaction. Of course inaction is an action in itself, with consequences that can be just as serious as those of actions. See e.g. Obama on Syria.
Re:Open Letter to Noam Chomsky (and Other Intellectuals) on ... by stoltzmann on Saturday May 21, 2022 @09:35AM (#31457758)
I don't quite see your point here. Russians were killing Ukrainian civilians in territory they attacked and occupied, and presumably this is still happening on the territory they still hold. I definitely count that as genocide, I don't see how this situation can be more nuanced.
Re:Open Letter to Noam Chomsky (and Other Intellectuals) on ... by EB-Barrington on Saturday May 21, 2022 @09:53AM (#31457928)
OK, but in Ukraine, this is actually a genocide. Research it yourself, by any means, and see if you can come to any other conclusion.

It's the opposite of nuanced.