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[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (20 children)

"Opposing military conscription is stupid" and other hot takes from westerners that have never had to fight a war at home.

How is it stupid to oppose Zelenskyy's suicidal conscription polices? It makes Russia's mobilisation/conscription look pacifist by comparison.

[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

If you pop into that users history, you'll see that the interacting they're talking about is whining at me for a couple of days because I called them a racist.

[–] Murvel@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Not really. You just use the word 'racist' as a general insult to people who disagree with you. I don't really take it as an offense since it means nothing in that context, but using the word 'racist' ignoring its actual meaning is problematic.

[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

How do you not understand how using a racial slur to insult someone is racist?

[–] Murvel@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because mongrel is not a racial slur. You made it a racial slur. I could argue that the word Bastard is a racial slur by the same logic. And given enough time and effort, you would believe it if all you see is race.

[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

There is a history of mongrel being used as a racial slur, you chose to ignore the evidence of that I showed you so you could pretend to be a victim.

[–] Murvel@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

All you need to know is that it was not used with a racist intent. The word itself was not even used in a context where it could be interpreted as racist. I mean, can you even answer which group of people the word was racist against based on your interpretation?

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