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ok I think I remember this one where disliking war means I side with whoever you think your enemy is today.

I'm not american and I'm not interested in your ideas about who to kill.

Practically nobody "likes" war. However, when facing adversaries like Putin who don't care for democracy, human life, human rights, agreements and contracts, who have no conviction beyond "might makes right", not ensuring clearly superior military capabilities ultimately means submitting to their plans of domination. Reflexively rejecting any kind of military investment is naïve and plays into the hands of the likes of Putin. It is no surprise that in the west, political parties and actors with proven ties to the Russian regime predominantly promote this faux-pacifist narrative, effectively inviting the fox into the chicken pen.

yes you've got me, I'm a russian agent trying to fool you into questioning the arms trade.

was it the accent?

I did not mean to imply that at all.

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