pkt on Nostr: Dude, law is not ethics. I would expect a bitcoiner to know that. You're quoting law ...
Dude, law is not ethics. I would expect a bitcoiner to know that. You're quoting law from 1889 because you can't make an ethical argument.
I'm making an ethical argument: I'm ethically ok with considering working Russians to be military targets because wars at these scales are economic battles. War is no longer just men fighting at close range in small battles like it was in 1889. Wars are primarily fought by machines, at extremely long ranges, attacking the infrastructure and economies that make those machines possible. The most effective weapon Russia has right now isn't the man in the trench. It's the drones that have turned the lights off in most of Ukraine.
If somehow Ukraine could magically kill every single Russian soldier on Ukrainian soil they _still_ wouldn't have won the war. Russia would still be sending long range drones and missiles into Ukraine, destroying infrastructure to crush their economy and force Ukraine to surrender. I've personally experienced those drone and missile attacks myself.
You would rather see Ukraine defeated and the Ukrainian population forced out of them homes and/or subjugated by Russia than have your "morality" offended by killing the Russians who are directly and meaningfully contributing to the destruction of Ukraine. There's a reason why Ukraine is happy to send missiles into Russian apartments, knowing full well that Russian "civilians" will die: Ukraine wants to win. It's the same reason why, as I noted elsewhere, Ukrainian drones kill hundreds of fleeing and wounded Russians every day, aguably in violation of the same international law you're quoting.
It's the same reason why we firebombed Dresden, knowing full well that tens of thousands of Germans would be burned alive in their homes: crushing the German economy was necessary to defeat the Nazis. Even back then, WW2 was an economic war.
You think you are being clever with your high and mighty arguments. But I don't think you don't actually strongly care about Ukraine – and the free world – winning. You care more about your moral superiority.
It's notable how I can't think of any recent time when you've actually said anything publicly about this war that directly supports Ukraine and clearly puts the blame on Russia. You've said some "clever" snarky things about Russian foolishness. But you don't actually take a concrete position of support.
I'm making an ethical argument: I'm ethically ok with considering working Russians to be military targets because wars at these scales are economic battles. War is no longer just men fighting at close range in small battles like it was in 1889. Wars are primarily fought by machines, at extremely long ranges, attacking the infrastructure and economies that make those machines possible. The most effective weapon Russia has right now isn't the man in the trench. It's the drones that have turned the lights off in most of Ukraine.
If somehow Ukraine could magically kill every single Russian soldier on Ukrainian soil they _still_ wouldn't have won the war. Russia would still be sending long range drones and missiles into Ukraine, destroying infrastructure to crush their economy and force Ukraine to surrender. I've personally experienced those drone and missile attacks myself.
You would rather see Ukraine defeated and the Ukrainian population forced out of them homes and/or subjugated by Russia than have your "morality" offended by killing the Russians who are directly and meaningfully contributing to the destruction of Ukraine. There's a reason why Ukraine is happy to send missiles into Russian apartments, knowing full well that Russian "civilians" will die: Ukraine wants to win. It's the same reason why, as I noted elsewhere, Ukrainian drones kill hundreds of fleeing and wounded Russians every day, aguably in violation of the same international law you're quoting.
It's the same reason why we firebombed Dresden, knowing full well that tens of thousands of Germans would be burned alive in their homes: crushing the German economy was necessary to defeat the Nazis. Even back then, WW2 was an economic war.
You think you are being clever with your high and mighty arguments. But I don't think you don't actually strongly care about Ukraine – and the free world – winning. You care more about your moral superiority.
It's notable how I can't think of any recent time when you've actually said anything publicly about this war that directly supports Ukraine and clearly puts the blame on Russia. You've said some "clever" snarky things about Russian foolishness. But you don't actually take a concrete position of support.