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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by wzdd on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @07:14PM (#36220409)
Making peace by allowing an aggressor to expand their territory is called appeasement, and there are historical reasons why people are reluctant to do it: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-britain-hoped-to-avoid-wa...
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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by masswerk on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @12:21AM (#36222785)
You are aware, that H. was actually disappointed that he didn't get what he wanted, namely war? (France and the UK would have missed on getting an entire cycle of the arms race into the field.)
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