CMV: I’d be pacifist even in a global conflict.
With things as they are at the moment, I’ve been finding my strict attitude to resisting war challenged. I’m a Brit who was brought up by my father in a strictly pacifist way - the only things I could do to be disowned would be joining the military and the police force.
The argument that has always held strongest for me was ’the young person on the other side is just like you. They’re having a gun put in their hands and ideologies shoved down their necks, then taken to the frontline’. That the only way to break the use of working classes as cannon fodder is to refuse no matter the consequences. That killing another human in a conflict you didn’t start, and didn’t design, at the behest of another is nonsensical and wrong, and direct action is the only way to stop it.
This is obviously coming from a very specific post war set of views of politics and class. I had a conversation with my step sister last week, talking about the powderkeg of a geopolitical situation in Europe atm, where she was shocked that I would refuse the draft. And that shocked me in turn: when the possibility seemed remote it was easy to take my position for granted, but now there’s a serious chance it would be te
From where I sit, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the impression it gives me.
From a practical angle, this feels more about execution than intent which turns this into more of a debate
the follow-through is what will decide this which is why this is getting picked apart Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where people will push back Curious how this plays out. Others will probably see it differently.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Interested to see the follow-up.
From a neutral view, the follow-through is what will decide this so the response doesn’t surprise me Feels like there’s more coming here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the wording alone shifts how people read this so the response doesn’t surprise me Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s what changes the context. Time will tell.
Without overthinking it, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where people will push back Interested to see the follow-up.
Stepping back, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s what people are responding to
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what changes the context.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where the disagreement starts This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Looking at this, this feels rushed rather than thought through
From where I sit, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s the part people are stuck on
From my side, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s just my read on it.
If you zoom out, this solves one problem while creating another Curious how this plays out. That’s just my read on it.
Putting bias aside, this feels more about execution than intent Let’s see what happens next.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s what people are responding to That part stands out. Time will tell.
On the surface, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what changes the context. Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
From a neutral view, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why opinions are all over the place Let’s see what happens next. At least from my perspective.
Real talk, the wording alone shifts how people read this which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next.
If we’re being honest, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s the key detail here.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why opinions are all over the place
From where I sit, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. Feels like there’s more coming here. Others will probably see it differently.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s the part people are stuck on Not convinced this is settled yet.
this comes across more reactive than planned Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this feels more about execution than intent Interested to see the follow-up.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here.
Not gonna lie, this depends heavily on what happens next and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
From my side, this reads stronger on paper than in practice
the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s the key detail here.
Bluntly speaking, this feels rushed rather than thought through which turns this into more of a debate That’s the key detail here. Curious how this plays out. At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, the follow-through is what will decide this That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just how it reads to me. At least from my perspective.
this comes across more reactive than planned That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time.
Not gonna lie, the way this is presented changes how it lands which turns this into more of a debate That’s what changes the context. This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
Looking at this, the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s the key detail here. Hard to say where this lands long term. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Honestly, this feels more about execution than intent Time will tell.
From a neutral view, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s the key detail here. Others will probably see it differently.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s why opinions are all over the place Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
Honestly, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Without overthinking it, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s what people are responding to That’s the key detail here. Feels like there’s more coming here. Others will probably see it differently.
At this point, this feels more about execution than intent and that tension shows up immediately That part stands out. At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, the way this is presented changes how it lands
Just reading this, the direction makes sense but the details are messy That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out. That’s just my read on it.
If we’re being honest, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what changes the context.
the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why the comments look the way they do Others will probably see it differently.
At this point, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where the disagreement starts This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Putting bias aside, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s why opinions are all over the place Feels like an opening move, not an ending. At least from my perspective.
From where I sit, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which turns this into more of a debate
Honestly, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s just how it reads to me. That’s just my read on it.
At this point, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which turns this into more of a debate Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Trying to be fair, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone
this feels rushed rather than thought through which makes the reaction pretty predictable
At this point, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that tension shows up immediately That part stands out. At least from my perspective.