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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

These misanthropic comments are disgusting.

CNN* is an obvious US propaganda channel and yet we were all outraged when WikiLeaks revealed that US helicopter pilots gunned down fucking journalists in Iraq.

There are few rules in war.

You do not attack hospitals, first aid responders and journalists, for fucks sake. I don't give a fuck whose "side" this journalist belongs to. They are there to provide information of a battle field that would otherwise be lost.

When Russia attacked a hospital some time in 2022 after the war started, I was disgusted.

What has happened to you people. wtf.

  • this is an example. I am not trying to bring a "muh but US is doing propaganda too" bullshit take in here.
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Rules in war? This entire war is already illegal. Russia shouldn't even be in Ukraine in the first place. And yes, if you're a frontline reporter, then it might happen that you end up in the crossfire, especially from artillery fire. Or do you think Ukraine saw some reporter through their drones and decided to target them? Stop being an apologist for Russia's aggression.

Edit: Also, Russia does not even have a free press, and with that they don't actually have reporters, but propagandists.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm fairly certain the same people would be outraged at reports of Russia killing civilians. Apparently Russian civilians, and journalists at that, don't count.

Then they pretend shock when it is highlighted that dehumanising humans is part and parcel of fascism.

One could be forgiven for thinking that outrage over Russian war crimes is disguised happiness at yet another 'justification' for prolonging the war; it's clearly not motivated by a wish for ending the suffering.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Apparently Russian civilians, and journalists at that, don’t count.

Disgustingly, I have definitely heard people make that case with a straight face, look at all the people celebrating a Russian civilian being killed by a shark. They only care about warcrimes from The Other Team.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AFAIK he was standing right next to an MRLS shooting at the Ukrainian forces, and the Ukrainian forces shot back.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

And I'm talking about desensitized comments almost cheering for and ridiculing the death of a Russian journalist (or evil propagandis, which makes it a-ok). Journalists know what they're signing up for when reporting out of war zones. It happens.

You still don't need to fucking be glib about it. That's all. I'm out of this discussion. You're all lost.