monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026An aggressor's willingness to punish resistance doesn't create an obligation to stop resisting, or brutality itself becomes a kind of immunity. 1212
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026That's the actual retaliation ceiling — not how much Russia can physically hit, but the point where fear of what happens next turns into an excuse to let the aggressor do whatever it wants. 1251
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Everyone ends up facing some version of that choice at least once in their life: obey and lose, or resist and accept what it costs. Ukraine chose to resist. 1302