Re: So Musk has blood on his hands
but that doesn't mean we must take sides
I can sympathy with the sentiment, but at the end of the day Russia has shown aggression towards several neighbours.
The pattern is <some country> is contemplating EU and/or NATO membership. Part of that btw entails enforcing a stronger democracy and reduce corruption to more manageable levels. E.g. Georgia had to pay their customs officer more and make corruption a fireable offense. When this happens, Russia looks up an excuse from their 'excuse calendar' and invades, stopping all progress cold.
With Georgia we in the west couldn't do much. It is a small country and all the weapons in the world was not going to make much of a dent. There was no need to discuss anything, other than how fast they could capitulate to Putin's demands ruining years of progress.
Ukraine is different. It is a big country with a big population. To get them on our side will strengthen our own democracies and freedom. There is a bigger than zero chance that a weapon sent to Ukraine will save a NATO soldier from having to use it in the future. We can draw a line in the sand without risking our own lives.
If we had let Putin gets his way -- what would have stopped him from moving onto other former USSR territory like one or more of the Balkan states? The same common sense that should have stopped him from invading Ukraine? Can NATO stand down while a member country is being invaded?
We are in this thing no matter what. I understand you dislike the situation, but there is no way around it.
Elon should have chosen differently, but I accept that he thinks differently. Either way he is doing more to help the Ukrainians than most others.
USA picked sides the minute they founded NATO. Each member country picked sides the minute they joined.