Opinionhaver

Well, you called the author of this article a "naive dumb-shit," which does indeed make you come across as a bit of a dick - so yeah, I guess you could say I’m calling you that.

However, that wasn’t really my main point. What I’m actually calling out is the flawed reasoning behind your logic suggesting that you're actually not being a dick, simply because the person you're directing it at isn’t part of this thread and can’t even hear your “criticism.” As if that somehow makes it more acceptable. It doesn't.

This has nothing to do with the war in Ukraine. Russia has been drafting people for military service twice a year for decades. This is how countries with conscription systems work. Finland does the same thing.

I feel like this would be more practical for something like police and firemen. I'd imagine that military has use for pretty much anyone willing to help but when I'm in a burning building or being attacked by robber I don't want the person coming to save me to have gotten to that position due to lowered standards. Unconcious person laying in a burning building has a gender-netural weight.

No, I don't think there's anything weird about it at all. Because of a conscription system my country has one of the biggest and most credible militaries in europe and thus wont need to worry about Putin attacking us. Not having a credible military is how you get invaded.

You can still be a dick even if the person you're being dick towards isn't in the room.

The Russian Federation traditionally holds conscriptions twice a year: in spring and autumn.

Why?

Nobody ever told me that if you don’t want what other people have, then you probably shouldn’t be doing what they do and expecting a different outcome.

I've been told I'm "sticking my head in the sand" by actively limiting my exposure to news particularly. Apparently some people feel like we're obligated to feel miserable all day every day.

I don't believe people can choose to change their behavior in the way we usually think. But I do believe they can be influenced to change - by new information or experiences.

Take this example: if we suddenly discovered that tomatoes are toxic, I wouldn’t say I’m actively choosing to stop eating them. What’s really happening is that my understanding of the world has changed so much that I automatically no longer want to eat them. It’s not about freedom of choice - it’s more like being compelled by truth. I didn’t decide to change; the change happened to me because of what I learned.

I can forgive mistakes and bad judgment, but if you intentionally do something that makes me lose trust and respect, it’s going to be hard to earn that back. If you lie to me, for example, I don’t see it as a one-time action - it reveals something about the kind of person you are. Saying you won’t do it again doesn’t mean much after you've already shown it’s something you’ve been doing up to this point.

I don’t believe in free will, so when I see someone act this way, I don’t even really blame them. I don’t see it as a conscious decision, but more as a behavior they’re helplessly repeating. And people rarely change that kind of behavior unless the motivation comes from within - not from outside pressure.

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