this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2023
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Death to NATO

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Your own definition: to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom

"Especially" does not mean "only", it just signifies what kidnapping is most often used for. Using the term is simply not incorrect nor does anybody here assume Ukraine is doing that for extortion. Reaction to these actions will be equally negative even if you used a more "correct" term of forceful recruiting. And Ukraine really is special in that regard, as it frequently quite physically drags off actively and violently resisting people, something the West will not do out of a sheer PR nightmare, instead opting for more subtle ways of persuasion.

Why you are so intent to die on this hill is beyond me.