>The purpose of the Ukrainian military is to get stuck in a years-long stalemate with Russia.
>These are obviously false.
The purpose of the Ukrainian military is to exhaust the Russian army's materiel and test out our weapons. "Years-long stalemate with Russia? Yes, please." -the US. Seems like an overwhelmingly common Scott Alexander L.
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>The purpose of the Ukrainian military is to get stuck in a years-long stalemate with Russia.
>These are obviously false.
The purpose of the Ukrainian military is to exhaust the Russian army's materiel and test out our weapons. "Years-long stalemate with Russia? Yes, please." -the US. Seems like an overwhelmingly common Scott Alexander L.
Scott Alexander often seems surprisingly unaware of his priors, especially when speaking about things beyond the American shores.
> The purpose of the Ukrainian military is to exhaust the Russian army's materiel and test out our weapons.
Since when does country A decide what the purpose of country B's military is?
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I was shocked at how shallow that take is. I expected more.
Is the purpose of replying to Wikipedia with random substack drivel to get downvoted? Or is it a byproduct of the system?
Well, that's not what the system does. So it can't be its purpose, I guess.
In any case, the blog is well regarded in these circles.