Goose and Gander

Apparently Ukraine sent a couple of helicopters and bombed an oil depot inside Russia.  Now Russia is accusing Ukraine of this, and warns that this may impact negotiations with Ukraine.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander, no?  

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I didn't follow the Oscars, but even I know about the slap that Will Smith administered on Chris Rock.

I'm actually surprised it's only a slap.  Which begs the question, what would I have done under the circumstances, had I been in Smith's shoes.  What would YOU have done, dear reader?

Toxic masculinity and all that.  I get that.  It's easy to say how wrong it is to physically attack another person.  I don't disagree.  But are there no circumstances under which that may be at least understandable?

So the question remains, what would I have done?  No, I won't call myself a peace loving man who is a pacifist and all that.  I do believe sometimes brute force is needed.  But what "times"?  When someone makes a joke in public about your wife's health condition, is that reason enough?  Or does that someone has to come over and do something physical first?

So let's alter the question a bit.  What if Rock had gone over and say, "brushed" the wife's head.  Does that justify action by Smith?

Or to go further, what if Rock had gone over and pretended to be shaving her head?  What then?

I guess my question is, where does one draw the line?  In fact, I'm sure that even if Rock had physically gone over and did something physical, and Smith slapped him, there will still be outcry over Smith's reaction.  Such is the PC world in which we live.

Am I on Smith's side?  I don't know.  But I do know that if I were to act, I would not have just slapped him.

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