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by worldsayshi 482 days ago
What is worse, risking nuclear annihilation or risking the end of democracy as a concept and fully inviting authoritarianism?
2 comments

Allowing Russia to take a country by force:

1. Will guarantee it will do it again, guaranteeing more war. 2. Will motivate more countries to get nuclear weapons, raising the chances of a nuclear war.

Is this serious?. I think you got things mixed up a bit here I think you meant to say the opposite.

The better comparison would be, would I rather have me, my kids and everyone I love die in a ball of fire or disease/hunger as society crumbles around us or risk the end of democracy and inviting authoritarianism?. I personally would always risk dictatorship, you can fight against dictators but not against death.