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minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoI mean it’s definitely not a statement of right or wrong to suggest that taking a new, further step is an escalation above the previous situation.
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 days agoMy dude, if I come to your house and start punching you in the face and you start punching back, are you now escalating the conflict? No. We’re already fucking brawling, and I started it.
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoSure, going from being a helpless victim to one fighting back is an escalation. Isn’t always a bad thing?
I mean it’s definitely not a statement of right or wrong to suggest that taking a new, further step is an escalation above the previous situation.
My dude, if I come to your house and start punching you in the face and you start punching back, are you now escalating the conflict? No. We’re already fucking brawling, and I started it.
Sure, going from being a helpless victim to one fighting back is an escalation. Isn’t always a bad thing?