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minus-squarePhegan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up67·2 days agoPiracy - independent actors, not state sponsored. Privateering - independent actors, state sponsored. Act of war - state actors, state sponsored. Going rogue - state actors, not state sponsored.
minus-squarePhilipTheBucket@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoMao Tse-Tung: Hey, we’re officially a state actor now, because we control the state of China. Entire Western world: NO YOU FUCKING DON’T! IT DOESN’T COUNT UNLESS I SAY IT DOES!
minus-squareTriasha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoSanctions are in the toolkit right next to war. The difference is with sanctions you don’t kill anyone.
Piracy - independent actors, not state sponsored.
Privateering - independent actors, state sponsored.
Act of war - state actors, state sponsored.
Going rogue - state actors, not state sponsored.
Mao Tse-Tung: Hey, we’re officially a state actor now, because we control the state of China.
Entire Western world: NO YOU FUCKING DON’T! IT DOESN’T COUNT UNLESS I SAY IT DOES!
Sanctions are in the toolkit right next to war. The difference is with sanctions you don’t kill anyone.