[wiseowise]

> Russia is not a warmonger, in an important sense: They deliberately use 'grey zone' tactics, actions short of being sufficient to provoke war. It's fundamental to their strategy and therefore essential to understand

Transnistria, Abkhazia, Chechen wars, Georgia, Ukraine.

> not a warmonger, grey zone tactics

What the fuck am I even reading?

[mmooss]

Using emotion to ignore and dismiss ideas is a tactic, but if we prioritize emotions over outcomes we get (temporarily) satisfied emotions and bad outcomes.

[wiseowise]

> "Using emotion to ignore and dismiss ideas is a tactic"

> Completely dismisses 6 cases of Russia going to war

Right.