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Ukraine says all civilians are military targets
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Where does it say they're military targets?
Do you believe Israelis or Americans aren't responsible for the actions of the regimes they support and vote for?
I have decided not to extend the benefit of the doubt to the government who's ethnic cleansing campaign kicked off this war
I don't know how they could put it clearer?
do you not see the "ordinary russian" holding an assault rifle? Lmao
The graphic put a gun in their hands; that is clearly painting them as a fair target.
I do not believe all Israelis or USians are responsible for the crimes of their ruling class and I know for a fact that all USians don't support/vote for their officials. Israel also has dissidents.
Shut the fuck up.
Ah, yes, the good ol' lemmy, where discussion is always welcome
"So much for the tolerant left"
There's certain implications to having the matryoshka doll labeled ordinary Russians holding a rifle wouldn't you say?
I can see what you mean but I think it's a bit of a stretch. I think the implication is that a war can only be conducted with the support of the general populace, even if there is coercion involved in that consent. Which IMO is true.
Either way, out of the two sides in this war, Russia is the only one firing rockets and drones at hospitals and schools, so I guess that's a more direct statement on the matter.
You are being extremely generous with your interpretation of an image painting all Russian civilians as armed and responsible Russia’s for military actions, while Ukraine is currently under scrutiny for killing civilians inside of Russia.
You do not have to defend everything Ukraine does.
Have you confused Russia with the US/Israel?
I disagree. In large text calling civilians responsible for the war and then depicting them as combatants has very clear implications.
Not really true unfortunately, there's the starobilsk dormitory and the Novoaidar district hospital strikes off the top of my head not to mind the shelling of civilians in the Donbas since 2014. It's not really a one side or the other in this war when it comes to crimes (not that it has ever been such is the horror of war).