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Re:Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea... by wiseowise on Friday January 02, 2026 @04:41AM (#46463130)
> Russia is not a warmonger, in an important sense: They deliberately use 'grey zone' tactics, actions short of being sufficient to provoke war. It's fundamental to their strategy and therefore essential to understand

Transnistria, Abkhazia, Chechen wars, Georgia, Ukraine.

> not a warmonger, grey zone tactics

What the fuck am I even reading?

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Re:Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea... by mmooss on Friday January 02, 2026 @06:45PM (#46470937)
Using emotion to ignore and dismiss ideas is a tactic, but if we prioritize emotions over outcomes we get (temporarily) satisfied emotions and bad outcomes.
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Re:Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea... by wiseowise on Saturday January 03, 2026 @05:52AM (#46475153)
> "Using emotion to ignore and dismiss ideas is a tactic"

> Completely dismisses 6 cases of Russia going to war

Right.

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