• golden_zealot@lemmy.ml
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    6 days ago

    I understand what you are saying, but context matters as well, and has superseded bureaucracy depending on the situation historically.

    Poland never formally declared war on Germany in response to the invasion on September 1, 1939. Do you think badly of Poland for this because they didn’t “properly” declare war before trying to fight back?

    I am doubtful, because the context matters to you in understanding what they were doing, and why they were doing it.

    • Obi@sopuli.xyz
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      6 days ago

      That’s fair, and I do agree in extreme circumstances decisions might need to be taken without having the time or resources to follow process, but we better choose those moments very fucking carefully. An invasion would qualify, this “visit” would not, imo.