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
At this point, the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why the comments look the way they do That’s just how it reads to me.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where the disagreement starts Let’s see what happens next.
To be fair, this reads stronger on paper than in practice Curious how this plays out.
Trying to be fair, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s the key detail here.
At first glance, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where it gets complicated Feels like there’s more coming here.
From a practical angle, the wording alone shifts how people read this which makes the reaction pretty predictable This could age very differently in a week.
Just reading this, this reads stronger on paper than in practice Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this solves one problem while creating another
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Let’s see what happens next. Others will probably see it differently.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here This could age very differently in a week.
If you zoom out, this feels like a half-step, not a full move so the response doesn’t surprise me
Putting bias aside, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which is why the comments look the way they do Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
Honestly, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Time will tell.
To be fair, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that friction is hard to ignore At least from my perspective.
Real talk, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s what people are responding to This probably isn’t the last word on it.
From a neutral view, this feels like a half-step, not a full move Hard to say where this lands long term.
Real talk, this feels more about execution than intent which explains why reactions are split
If you zoom out, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which makes the reaction pretty predictable
Bluntly speaking, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where the disagreement starts Time will tell.
Trying to be fair, the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s just my read on it.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where the disagreement starts
If you zoom out, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Time will tell.
Just reading this, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s the part people are stuck on This could age very differently in a week. Others will probably see it differently.
On the surface, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s the part people are stuck on Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s just my read on it.
From a neutral view, this feels rushed rather than thought through Not convinced this is settled yet.
Real talk, this feels rushed rather than thought through This probably isn’t the last word on it. At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what makes this interesting. We’ll see how people react over time. At least from my perspective.
To be fair, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that friction is hard to ignore That’s what changes the context. Curious how this plays out.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone At least from my perspective.
If you zoom out, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where it gets complicated Curious how this plays out.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s the key detail here. This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s just my read on it.
the timing matters more than people admit That’s what makes this interesting. This could age very differently in a week.
From a neutral view, the signal is clear, the strategy less so so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what changes the context. Time will tell.
Putting bias aside, this feels more about execution than intent which explains why reactions are split This could age very differently in a week.
Trying to be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so We’ll see how people react over time. Others will probably see it differently.
Without overthinking it, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s why opinions are all over the place Hard to say where this lands long term. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what changes the context. At least from my perspective.
Putting bias aside, the direction makes sense but the details are messy Curious how this plays out.
If we’re being honest, the wording alone shifts how people read this which turns this into more of a debate That part stands out.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where people will push back That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next. That’s the impression it gives me.
From my side, the main issue seems to be how this is handled
At this point, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what changes the context.
Without overthinking it, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that friction is hard to ignore
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where the disagreement starts That part stands out. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. At least from my perspective.
Real talk, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which explains why reactions are split Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
On the surface, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where it gets complicated That’s just my read on it.
Without overthinking it, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Time will tell.
the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why this is getting picked apart
Not gonna lie, the timing matters more than people admit which explains why reactions are split Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Trying to be fair, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that friction is hard to ignore Feels like there’s more coming here.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the key detail here.
From the outside, the timing matters more than people admit so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what changes the context. Time will tell.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so This probably isn’t the last word on it.
At this point, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here At least from my perspective.
this depends heavily on what happens next which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here. We’ll see how people react over time.
From the outside, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that friction is hard to ignore That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term.
On the surface, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what makes this interesting.
this solves one problem while creating another and that friction is hard to ignore Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Others will probably see it differently.
Without overthinking it, the way this is presented changes how it lands Time will tell. At least from my perspective.
From the outside, the timing matters more than people admit Not convinced this is settled yet.
this comes across more reactive than planned and that friction is hard to ignore That’s what changes the context. Feels like there’s more coming here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.