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Nordic neighbours release new advice on surviving war

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113 points concerto | 7 comments | 18 Nov 24 16:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.399s | source | bottom
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petesergeant ◴[18 Nov 24 17:16 UTC] No.42174532[source]▶
Exceptionally well-armed NATO + JEF members, and Finland well within distance to use conventional artillery to turn St Petersburg to rubble. This is a public-awareness and support-building exercise rather than a real concern. This is like the RAF frequently issuing press-releases about intercepting Russian jets.
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1. mdp2021 ◴[18 Nov 24 17:22 UTC] No.42174590[source]▶
> conventional artillery to turn St Petersburg to rubble

Well, let's really hope not. (Let us hope that nothing of worth is ever destroyed, and let us not speak about destruction of universal goods lightly.)

Edit: let us be even more clear (possibly in light of the dismissing feelers who just passed by). If you are into destruction of the cultural heritage, you are the enemy. Complexities just come later.

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2. BobaFloutist ◴[18 Nov 24 17:24 UTC] No.42174621[source]▶
Putin is hoping and taking action to ensure otherwise.
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3. mdp2021 ◴[18 Nov 24 17:25 UTC] No.42174636[source]▶
That reinforces my point instead of changing it.

Destruction of the Worth = bad.

I.e. it is part of what should be fought.

4. soco ◴[18 Nov 24 17:27 UTC] No.42174655[source]▶
Are human lives worthwhile to be destroyed? Are they not universal enough? Because I don't see much respect for those around the world... starting, but not ending there, with the russian soldiers themselves.
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5. mdp2021 ◴[18 Nov 24 17:30 UTC] No.42174695[source]▶
Some will be of the opinion that what may not respect cultural heritage may not have the same worth.

Sorry.

Edit: I will express it again, and to stress the point: some things are the fruit of the drive towards construction. Some other things may be destroyers. So, it all depends. No, we will not attribute worth to destroyers.

6. sgjohnson ◴[20 Nov 24 00:10 UTC] No.42189472[source]▶
No such thing as cultural heritage if destroying it would achieve the war goal of significantly lower the enemy's morale, irrespective of what international law says about it.
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7. mdp2021 ◴[20 Nov 24 10:18 UTC] No.42192470[source]▶
It's not a matter of law, it's a matter of judgement: in front of a threat to what should be respected every cell in the world should become and antibody to erase what revealed as the lowlest scum from the actors.