• ferret@sh.itjust.works
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      4 hours ago

      We know why wars happen in the modern age and it isn’t people punching each other, actually.

    • Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works
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      That’s not entirely true, war is far more complex than that…

      My point is/was that sometimes a short sharp shock delivers one of two outcomes: it either clarifies someone’s mind or teaches them the important lesson that words have consequences.

      I can’t stress enough that it is a final resort though. All other avenues need to have been fully explored first.