Caitlin JohnstoneLiterally the only reason mainstream westerners are fine with the US empire's nuclear brinkmanship with Russia is because most don't understand it, and those who do understand it don't think very hard about it. They avoid contemplating what nuclear war is and what it would mean.
Whenever I touch on this subject I get a bunch of replies like "Yeehaw that's right bitch, we're standing up to Putin!" They're not approaching the subject with anything like the gravity they would if they understood what's happening and had seriously thought about what could be.
They don't understand how horrifyingly dangerous it is that the empire is considering backing a Crimea offensive, and they haven't sincerely contemplated what it would be like for every living creature to die horribly and for no one else to ever be born again for all of time.
Whatever position you have on this whole conflict, you should be approaching the possibility of nuclear annihilation with the most profound solemnity imaginable, because it is without exaggeration the single worst thing that could possibly happen. Take it seriously, or be silent.
There's no reason to believe that. A lot of narrative management has gone into downplaying the likely outcome of a full-scale nuclear war between the US and Russia. Experts say the losses would probably be total. https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/03/16/the-huge-gap-between-how-serious-nuclear-war-is-and-how-seriously-its-being-taken/
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hammancheez@Caitoz so just let Russia invade and destroy any country they want free from consequences got it
tborosora@hammancheez @Caitoz pretty much, and be very scared of standing up to anything…because nukes