Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 28-Feb-2022 06:52:43 UTC

@clacke
Guess it's my own fault for provoking a pandemic-stressed and fearful public by trying to put current events into a historical perspective. The reply that really boggled my mind was the one about the invasion of Afghanistan being 20 years ago. As if that's a long time ago in geopolitics. Comparisons with Vietnam were common in the 2000s and I don't remember anyone implying that was invalid because Vietnam was ages ago *shakes head in disbelief*.