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1. joshua+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-01-16 22:22:47
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?"
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2. l0b0+5i[view] [source] 2024-01-17 00:07:50
>>joshua+(OP)
Which is literally impossible to answer, because we don't have access to counterfactual statistics.
3. mandma+Cl[view] [source] 2024-01-17 00:26:40
>>joshua+(OP)
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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