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Ukrainian drones now spray 4,000° F thermite streams right into Russian trenches (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] aisteru@lemmy.aisteru.ch 389 points 2 months ago (85 children)

Now, I'm all for the freedom of defending your country... But am I the only one thinking that this is presented in a bit too much of a good light? Like, what is the title supposed to make me feel? If the nationalities were reversed, would this have been posted here still?

I genuinely thank you for sharing this info, but I can't help feeling uncomfortable reading about atrocious killing devices in a technology thread.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Someone go through the GC and tell me how this isn't a war crime now? This seems a lot like napalm or WP.

Yes, Russia's worse, and we all know it. But when we're done fighting monsters we shouldn't have become them.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, Russia’s worse, and we all know it. But when we’re done fighting monsters we shouldn’t have become them.

When you are fighting for your survival from an enemy who has stated their goal is genocide of your peoples, you can do whatever the fuck you want to defend yourself from them.

Becoming the monster would be turning around and invading a smaller country.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

You can do whatever the fuck you want

Yeah, Iraq should have gang raped more American POWs in self defense

[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

gang raping American POWs didn't protect anyone. Actively killing the people who are currently trying to murder you with fire isn't meaningfully morally distinct than killing them with bullets.

[–] pop@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And now they go silent.

The hypocrisy never ceases to amaze.

If you're aligned with the west, anything goes, without consequences. If not, you're a terrorist whether you like it or not.

[–] WldFyre@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

What hypocrisy?? They made some ridiculously stupid comparison of combat methods with treatment of POWs, it's not the same thing at all lol

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