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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

That's more of a geopolitical paradox being played out for profit than an ACTUAL war, though..

[–] bumblefumble@mander.xyz 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, how is the war in Afghanistan not a war?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 14 hours ago

That WAS a war. An ill-advised (to say the very least) invasion using the "war" on terror as a pretext.

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Nah, it's the truth.

The "war on terror" isn't any more of an actual war than the "war on drugs", and it's every bit as demagogic and counterproductive.

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Yeah except the war on terror involved the military - soldiers fighting. Not law enforcement and drugs.

Funny how you get to defend your stupid point by just redefining what war is.

[–] ooterness@lemmy.world -4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It says "war" right there in the title.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 5 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

And "AI" has 'intelligence' right in the title. What's your point?

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

His point is that the war on terror is an actual war and Canadian exceptionalism doesn't change that.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 hours ago

Okay, who is the leader of "Terror"? Did Terror surrender? Was any sort of peace treaty signed? Or is the war on going?

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

I mean, technically, the shorthand "AI" doesn't have "intelligence" in it, as it only has the "A" which can be discarded for the purpose of this statement, and the "I" which is missing several necessary characters.

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