• Plaidboy@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    I think your implication that a strike on Russian oil infrastructure that kills a civilian working there is equivalent to a strike on a Ukrainian apartment building is wack.

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      3 months ago

      I’ve heard Americans say the same about Middle Eastern casualties weighed against Israelis.

      Certain people’s lives simply don’t matter.

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        3 months ago
        1. You heard other people say that, not me. Go respond to other people who are saying that instead of responding to someone who is NOT saying that (me).

        2. What is your argument here? Honestly I’m confused about what your stance is. How far do you extend this moral equivalency? A strong case can be made that Russia’s oil industry is a vital part of its war machine, but I don’t think you could say the same about a Ukrainian coffee shop. Is it just as bad to kill a child by bombing a school as it is to kill an adult by bombing a weapons manufacturing facility?

        From my perspective Ukrainian strikes are carried out in self defense against military related targets, while Russian strikes are often purposefully hitting targets not related to the military.

        You can learn more about Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilians here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine

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          3 months ago

          From my perspective Ukrainian strikes are carried out in self defense

          And that’s the problem. Any amount of bloodletting is permissible if you stick “I think they’re defending themselves” in front of it.

          So long as you’re aligned with the US of course.