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A hallmark of propaganda campaigns is to create endless noise to obscuring the signal, including with false equivalencies and endless questions ('how do we really know vaccines are safe'?)

> It may or may not make sense.

The same could be said about jumping off a tall building.




You seem to have misread my comment.

I attempted to frame Flynn's perspective as one of the available strategies toward Russia. I am not making a moral judgment about any of the strategies, though I do point out in the linked comment that here is a significant humanitarian cost to proxy wars.


> I am not making a moral judgment about any of the strategies

That's part of my point; it's similar to saying 'I make no moral judgment about the strategy of jumping off a tall building.' It implies it would be reasonable to consider the option.


OK, so then which of the following is true? It's important to separate a (justifiable or not) ad hominem attack from a stance on the strategic options available to the US.

a) Flynn acts completely in his own, corrupt interest

b) Considering a strategy of engaging with Russia, reducing sanctions, etc., is unreasonable.

c) a and b




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