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