• catloaf@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    I won’t insist on each and every time, but just once would be fantastic.

    I personally also don’t say it literally each and every time, but I will say that those examples as also genocide, unequivocally. That’s me on the record, you can quote me on that.

    (Also I assume you mean the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the genocide of the Ukrainian people in the invaded areas, not an invasion committed by the Ukrainians, because I’m not aware of that happening anywhere.)

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      3 months ago

      Yes, the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I edited for clarity.

      My point is both descriptions are accurate, and sensationalism is polarizing. The wrong language could keep her out of office. This reaffirms the understanding that she’s left of Biden and miles from Trump. That may be all the conviction we get before the election. That doesn’t mean that’s all she has to offer.

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        3 months ago

        Calling a genocide what it is isn’t sensationalist, regardless of whether or not you think there would be political blowback for her to state that plainly.

        You’re couching an implication that describing it as a genocide is an exaggeration in pragmatic language.