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minus-squareerrer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down6·17 hours agoThat’s an assumption that it differs by only a few from the truth. What if it’s off by a factor of 2? 5? You and I do not know. I want to believe the Ukrainians here because it would be confirmation bias. But it would be better to have reliable numbers from an unbiased sources.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down3·17 hours agoYou are holding a victim of violent aggression to a high standard instead of just acknowledging that their point is right whether or not they described everything in minute detail perfectly accurately.
That’s an assumption that it differs by only a few from the truth. What if it’s off by a factor of 2? 5? You and I do not know.
I want to believe the Ukrainians here because it would be confirmation bias. But it would be better to have reliable numbers from an unbiased sources.
You are holding a victim of violent aggression to a high standard instead of just acknowledging that their point is right whether or not they described everything in minute detail perfectly accurately.