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  • Malkhodr @lemmygrad.ml
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    2 months ago

    It’ll still kill hundreds if not thousands of people. The Cuban peoples “unity” in the face of bombardment matters less to me than the preservation of their lives. I don’t mean to be a doomer, but I think it’s frankly very fair to have our stomachs churn at the empire’s barbarity.

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      2 months ago

      It is more than fair to be appalled at the prospect of loss of lives. It is also important to keep optimism alive in the face of barbarism.

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        2 months ago

        Although I understand the need for optimism, I feel as if saying to “not worry” is a bit tasteless, if I may be a little blunt. I generally do not like tone policing, but I think in this case we need to straddle the line between optimism and callous calculation.

        Apologies if I’m coming off as rude, but I felt it’s valid to be upfront on this topic.

        • Maeve@kbin.earth
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          2 months ago

          Not at all. There is a difference between healthy optimism and toxic optimism.

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        Comments aren’t federating properly. I agree, and also have to acknowledge the whole of the situation.