There are a bunch of other posts that go along those lines, but my disaggreement is basically along the lines of writing style.
Very easy to say when your life is not on the line. If I were 14 in 1776, I would’ve probably joined the army purely because of an admiration for the aesthetics of violence. It’s taken a large amount of ideological work and serendipity to progress past that for me. During times of financial and emotional distress, it’s been tough for me to avoid that temptation. Those signing bonuses are substaintial.
There’s a difference between using honest language against violent despots and attacking writers with dumb and ineffectivead-homs.
I’m done with this thread.