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New Zealand Defence Force's war games participation a concern, says Green Party (www.rnz.co.nz)
submitted 1 year ago by Ilovethebomb to c/politics
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Why are the greens like this? How is being prepared to defend ourselves and help our allies "a concern"?

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[–] Ilovethebomb 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any idea whatsoever what that alternative is then?

This is what I'm getting at, I'm sick of people bringing up problems without offering a solution.

[–] Rangelus 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you think no-one can criticise an action if they do not present an alternative? That's a pretty ridiculous take, but ok, lets see:

  • Normal training, not "wargames" with other countries
  • Wargames internally, in NZ
  • Liaising with militaries in active war-zones, such as Ukraine, to provide specific training
  • Don't have extra training at all, over what is normally done

I'm not in the military, but these are four alternatives to their current action that I came up with in about 30s. I'm sure better minds could find a solution relatively easily.

I find the requirement of providing an alternative otherwise you dismiss any criticism silly.

[–] Ilovethebomb 0 points 1 year ago

My point was, it's very easy to stand back and criticise, much harder to come up with the alternative, and I don't typically respect the opinions of people who only do the former.