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1. l0b0+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-01-16 20:51:23
Which one of those has killed the most civilians since 2003?
replies(1): >>joshua+xg
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2. joshua+xg[view] [source] 2024-01-16 22:22:47
>>l0b0+(OP)
The correct question is not this, but the counterfactual: "How many more civilians around the world would have been killed without this country's influence?"
replies(2): >>l0b0+Cy >>mandma+9C
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3. l0b0+Cy[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-17 00:07:50
>>joshua+xg
Which is literally impossible to answer, because we don't have access to counterfactual statistics.
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4. mandma+9C[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-17 00:26:40
>>joshua+xg
This is almost whimsical in its absurdity.

"I know we've killed millions with torture, cruel sanctions, and pollution - but we had to! Because if we hadn't, where would we all be?!"

A stable middle east, climate change accords, fewer refugees and less pollution. 8 trillion extra dollars to spend on becoming 100% renewable while literally ending homelessness and world hunger. The humanity!

... It's like that scene where Lionel Hutz imagines a world without lawyers. Funny, but sad.

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