Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada
by SQueeeeeL on Sunday February 12, 2023 @07:35AM
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> If you think of it more in terms of war, you'd never draw such an equivalence: "Well, we've shot down their planes so it's fine that they shoot down ours."
People make these equivalencies constantly. Fortunately I don't think either side has been dumb enough to kill an soldier from the other yet, but once we get that pot cooking, WWIII here we come!
Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada
by ss108 on Monday February 13, 2023 @03:16PM
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I'm a China hawk, but I hope it doesn't come to that.
Would like to point out something relevant: China and India kill each others soldiers fairly frequently. I find it rather remarkable their issues haven't escalated.
Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada
by hollerith on Monday February 13, 2023 @04:43PM
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They kill each others soldiers, yes, but they are always small engagements because it is very difficult to transport a large formation of Chinese soldiers to Indian territory (specifically, any territory India cares about) or vice versa because the mountains are such formidable barriers.
But we certainly _should_ have cared. People want to turn this in a purely objective moral game. "Well we've spied on China, so therefore this is fine." If you think of it more in terms of war, you'd never draw such an equivalence: "Well, we've shot down their planes so it's fine that they shoot down ours." The advantages that China can take against us matter, and it's important not to be reflexively passive.