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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] Transform2942@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I don't speak for anyone else regarding the Ukraine war. When this war started I originally favored the Ukrainian side.

Frankly, now is the time for hyperbole. The Ukrainians are still critically short of men. That has been true for years and keeps getting worse. If I was trying to be persuasive maybe I would be more circumspect but as I mentioned I don't really care right now.

If the Ukrainians really had any chance of winning, they would not bother with media counter-offensives, wunderwaffen obsession, or absurd inflation of Russian casualties.

It definitely is not whataboutism, it's literal cause and effect. Doing years of ethnic cleansing is casus belli.