• Tryptaminev@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    But we are not talking about “The toilet paper in the school restrooms seems to always be empty.” We are talking about the uncovering of mass graves with strong indications of women and children being executed. Anything below immediate action on the matter is a form of opposition to it.

    Or in other words, when you call the firefighters because your house is on fire then “we’ll see if we will do something about the fire, maybe, maybe not.” means that they will let your house burn down.

    • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      Firefighters have the assumption that it’s their job to do something about it. I don’t think the same is true for USA here. But even in the firefighter example in news headlines I’d make a distinction between them telling you they’re refusing and them waiting and seeing if their presence is necessary. It makes sense for a news headline imo.