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Comment by PhilipRoman

7 days ago

>should

This word is doing a lot of lifting here. You are essentially saying "the world should be better" without even a hint of suggestion of what a minority of countries could do to achieve it (in the presence of adversarial, nuclear states)

Right.

Let's say someone is sick and they want to roll around in dog shit to cure themselves. I can say that's a bad idea and not be a doctor with a clinical diagnosis. That's a valid position.

Unilaterally bombing a country, overthrowing its government and installing a puppet leader to capture its oil reserves can be called a bad idea.

I don't need to have a fellowship at Georgetown or some sophisticated alternative.

Some things are obvious: stabbing your eye is a bad idea. no ophthalmology degree required.