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wnylib

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14. What if people on both sides just flat out refused

Reply to Bayard (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 08:48 PM

13 hrs ago

to fight? It happened briefly in WWI on Christmas Eve. Both sides saw no point in fighting each other on the holiday that was supposed to celebrate peace on earth. They laid down their arms and met each other in no man's land between the lines.

Why should soldiers fight and die on behalf of oligarchs and dictators who sell war in the name of patriotism when it is only for the personal gain of the leaders who start the war?

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Tell me I'm not seeing what I'm seeing [View all] jmowreader 15 hrs ago OP

trump is a russian asset doing his best to destroy the USA. mucifer 15 hrs ago #1

trump IS a Russian Asset... slightlv 14 hrs ago #5

The man is a sanctioned terrorist. miyazaki 15 hrs ago #2

The war is a gift to US oil producers bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago #3

The oil companies are raking it in. The average citizen gets nothing. wnylib 14 hrs ago #6

Bingo. littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #8

Citizens have gotten family members sent home in caskets. Bayard 13 hrs ago #11

What if people on both sides just flat out refused wnylib 13 hrs ago #14

Exactly. OldBaldy1701E 1 hr ago #19

Well, we DO get the privilege of paying more to fill up our cars FoxNewsSucks 12 hrs ago #15

Not to worry. It's all going according to plan. BurnDoubt 14 hrs ago #4

Reminder: 77 million shitbag Americans voted for this. FOR this. n/t flvegan 14 hrs ago #7

And, that needs to be remembered, once things improve. OldBaldy1701E 1 hr ago #20

Ignoring Putin giving targeting intelligence to Iran while allowing Russia to better fund their war against Ukraine. surfered 14 hrs ago #9

Trump sure does a lot of stuff that helps Russia Skittles 14 hrs ago #10

I've heard they have "something" bagimin 12 hrs ago #16

of course they do Skittles 12 hrs ago #17

You're seeing clear as day with 20-20 sight ancianita 13 hrs ago #12

Trump's war on Iran also makes the oil he is stealing from Venezuela worth more money too. Botany 13 hrs ago #13

NyetCollusion2 czarjak 3 hrs ago #18

There are a lot... GiqueCee 1 hr ago #21