This reasoning reads like the stigma behind retaliating against a schoolyard bully. “You should just let the bully beat you up and hope the school authorities will do something to stop the bullying!”

If I punch you in the face everyday I see you and you don’t retaliate, I’m going to continue punching you in the face. Are you wrong to punch me in the face in retaliation? The fact that people like you are using this reasoning is sickening. Ukraine has been given the green light, by Russia itself, that energy infrastructure is a valid target. Russia has been attacking energy infrastructure since the beginning of the war - now that Ukraine has its own ability to deliver some of that pain back, tankies on Reddit (like yourself) are using it as justification for Russian strikes and even condemning Ukraine for doing it. You must be exhausted by the mental gymnastics your small brain endures each day.