Edit: What I'm saying is it's a false dichotomy driven by our shitty political system that's more focused on political points than actual leadership and governance.
Sorry, let me rephrase: it's a manufactured reality. I'm not denying that it's one that's been sold as "the real" one, but at the end of the day it's all manufactured and presents a false dichotomy which is only "real" because the people have been told that it is such and have accepted it. We can conceive of better and more rational systems. And I would argue it's on us to do so and to push back against these false dichotomies
Of course I'm not okay with it. But it's that or abandon Ukraine. Should we do that?
Of course not.
Edit: What I'm saying is it's a false dichotomy driven by our shitty political system that's more focused on political points than actual leadership and governance.
Political realities are, um, real. There's no false dichotomy here.
Sorry, let me rephrase: it's a manufactured reality. I'm not denying that it's one that's been sold as "the real" one, but at the end of the day it's all manufactured and presents a false dichotomy which is only "real" because the people have been told that it is such and have accepted it. We can conceive of better and more rational systems. And I would argue it's on us to do so and to push back against these false dichotomies