The whatabout thing is a construct to prevent rational thought.

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The whatabout thing is a construct to prevent rational thought.

Author: iairishcheeks (27364 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 10:37 pm on May 14, 2024

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History matters. And what separates humans from most of the rest of animal kingdom is our ability to model the world and then make decisions based on that model for the good of our species.

To me, we're making the same mistakes due to the same type of thinking. What about that?

Replies to: "The whatabout thing is a construct to prevent rational thought."

Chris, how is your stalemate going? [NT] - Cole - 9:20pm 5/14/24 (30) [View All]
- Putin doing so well he canned his Defense minister... for an economist who never served. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 6:14am 5/15/24
  - New term of presidency, New admin. What is your fuss about? - Eli - 9:35am 5/15/24
    - Reminds me of when LBJ appoonted Robert McNamara as Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam war. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 10:44am 5/15/24
- Just an utter, senseless waste of human lives, A moral obscenity that this is still being subsidized - MAS - 10:36pm 5/14/24
  - Exactly. Not much surprises me, but the lack of an appetite prior to the war for a peace agreement - Cole - 8:43am 5/15/24
- Blinken is playing open mic tonight in kyiv, so it's a hard fought battle. I'm sure he got a couple - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:15pm 5/14/24
  - Ship his ass up to the front lines. - MAS - 10:46pm 5/14/24
    - I'm concerned that no one is taking care of Joe. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 12:29am 5/15/24
- Putin is delusional, devoid of morals. Wrong about everything, always. Why do you support him? [NT] - ND521 - 9:35pm 5/14/24
  - Same question: Biden. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:52pm 5/14/24
    - Touche’ [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:04pm 5/14/24
    - Russia is our enemy. Stop reaching. [NT] - ND521 - 9:56pm 5/14/24
      - Are you trying to prove my point. - iairishcheeks - 10:00pm 5/14/24
        Your ignorance is a sight to behold. [NT] - Frank L - 4:52pm 5/15/24
        
        Can't fix dumb. Or argue with it. Been real. [NT] - ND521 - 10:03pm 5/14/24
        Are you a 25 year old white chick with a trust fund? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 11:40pm 5/14/24
        
        Agree that Biden needs to go. Well spoken. [NT] - Hensou - 10:09pm 5/14/24
- Don’t get excited for your Russian scum. They are not going far. - Chris94 - 9:24pm 5/14/24
  - if Biden wins, this war will be no closer to a conclusion 4.5 years from now [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:17pm 5/14/24
  - Honest question, how does this differ from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? - iairishcheeks - 9:51pm 5/14/24
    - Do you really not remember? - Chris94 - 10:14pm 5/14/24
      - The whatabout thing is a construct to prevent rational thought. - iairishcheeks - 10:37pm 5/14/24
  - You argued for the insanity that we need to aim for stalemate in order to avoid a prolonged war. [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 9:40pm 5/14/24
    - “Cole has been right.” I laughed. - Chris94 - 10:16pm 5/14/24
      - Yet, on the other hand, you want to aim for a stalemate against Russia on a bordering country - BaronVonZemo - 10:33pm 5/14/24
  - “Not going far.” So no stalemate. Last year at this time you were talking - Cole - 9:33pm 5/14/24
    - He loses me every time he calls you and Eli both Putin supporters. - Hensou - 10:01pm 5/14/24
      - Eli certainly - 100%, ask him - and Cole indirectly - Chris94 - 10:17pm 5/14/24
        Putin wants a land buffer, Ukraine neutrality, and a negotiated settlement. He wants to reclaim - Cole - 8:46am 5/15/24
        He wants to take large chunks of Ukraine and make the rest into a vassal state. [NT] - Frank L - 2:26pm 5/16/24