Talk:Should Ukraine surrender to Russia in 2022?

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I removed the following items:

• • Objection What's so precious about the Ukrainian language? What about other languages in the area such as Polish, or the language of the Tatars? Has Ukrainian been banned in Crimea or Russian-controlled Donbas?
    • Objection The extermination, suppression, or altering of an existing culture, group, or language done in the name of hatred or expansion is an affront to life itself and infringes not only on basic human rights, but also removes valuable information, societies, and demographics from play, in some cases completely erasing them. It is ethically questionable to imply that because a language or culture isn't "precious" it shouldn't be protected as what it is. Additionally, yes, the Ukrainian language is actively being denied in its existence in Crimea and you can find a greater list of infractions regarding it here, the most relevant and recent case being from 2022, wherein Russian officials are repeatedly denying the existence of the Ukrainian language as "part of incitement to genocide" and are even burning books.

For one thing, questions are not arguments; that is for the first-level item. The 2nd level item is, to my mind, of poor coherence and relevance; for one thing, it is unclear why "culture, group, or language" is listed in response to something that is only about language; for another thing, I have no idea what "affront to life itself" is supposed to mean.

Arguments should meet some minimum quality requirements; the above do not, in my view. --Dan Polansky (discuss • contribs) 14:14, 10 March 2025 (UTC)