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I think he's genuinely confused, and as a citizen of the UK, so am I..

The alternative is the UK drafting people to fight in ukraine, which also makes 0 sense?

Obviously the concern is an escalation of that war which pulls NATO into the conflict fully. I don't believe that's a likely scenario, but being deliberately obtuse isn't the right way address that somebody expressing that concern.

Russia nuking NATO? What is Signal encryption supposed to have to do with it?

The argument that was made (and that was not central to the post at all, despite everyone jumping on it) is the slow erosion of freedoms that may lead to less restraint also in foreign affairs.

UK politicians have been periodically demanding NATO engagement, though this one is from 2022:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/davis-ellwood...

Ellwood seems to be the UK equivalent of Lindsay Graham and has recently made similar noises.

Revealing idiocy with irony is an excellent shortcut towards refutation by absurdity.

Russia is having difficulty just with our donated weapons, I don't see why a nato involved war would involve conscription on the nato side.

responding to hyperbole with hyperbole is appropriate isn't it?