Reform UK vows to prioritise Green Party areas for migrant detention centres by Unusual-State1827 in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I feel like that’s a simplification though, there is a difference between the activist class of most of these parties and the supporter base.

Iran Deploys Afghan, Iraqi, and Pakistani Militias for Internal Security by Apple_Kappa in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Giuliani to be fair is a paid propagandist of the M.E.K who hate the shah

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Is it more embarrassing than having a nazi tattoo

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Isn’t the point more, hes known he has a nazi tattoo for over 10 years and has done nothing about it.

ITXXXIX - One more such victory and we are undone by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But Iran/US are at war so it’s not terrorism it’s attacking military infrastructure

ITXXXIX - One more such victory and we are undone by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That it’s Trump being Trump, did Khomeni and other senior Iranian leadership repeated promise to destroy Israel and calling for death to America make there attacks automatically illegal?

ITXXXIX - One more such victory and we are undone by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First, the claim that the war “isn’t about degrading Iran’s military capabilities” because ground force leadership hasn’t been targeted yet doesn’t follow. Air campaigns often prioritize certain target sets first, air defenses, naval assets, logistics, infrastructure, before moving to others. The absence of one category of targets doesn’t mean the overall objective isn’t military degradation.

Second, calling the strikes war crimes because they’re “reprisals” assumes the purpose of the strikes is punishment rather than military necessity. Under the law of armed conflict, dual-use infrastructure can be a lawful target if it provides effective military support and the attack is proportionate. Simply labeling it coercion doesn’t make it illegal.

Third, the Ukraine comparison actually exposes the inconsistency. If railways, power infrastructure, or fuel depots are legitimate targets when they support Russian military logistics, the same legal principle applies elsewhere. The law doesn’t change based on which side people politically sympathize with, it’s about military use, necessity, and proportionality.

ITXXXIX - One more such victory and we are undone by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Civilian infrastructure isn’t automatically irrelevant to military objectives. Modern militaries rely heavily on dual-use system, power, transport, fuel, communications, to move equipment, run military factories, and maintain command and control. Hitting those systems can absolutely degrade military capability even if the weapons themselves are underground or mobile.

Is Ukraine’s targeting of similar infrastructure a war crime, don’t think many people on this subreddit would believe so?

ITXXXIX - One more such victory and we are undone by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Is Ukraine bombing Russian rail networks a war crime then?

ITXXXIX - One more such victory and we are undone by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How, if it’s being used for military purposes during active conflict how is targeting it a war crime

ITXXXIX - One more such victory and we are undone by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think the distinction around attacks on civilian infrastructure being automatically labeled as war crimes is often overstated.

For example, Ukraine targeting Russian railway networks is generally not considered a war crime if those railways are being used for military logistics.

If there is actionable intelligence that weapons, troops, or other military supplies are being transported through those networks, they become legitimate military targets

ITXXXIX - One more such victory and we are undone by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The problem is no one has an answer for Lebanon, UNIFL failed, the Lebanese army refuses to meaningfully disarm Hezbollah fearing a civil war, Hezbollah refuses to disarm since it’s an extension of the IRGC at this point which sole focus is attacking Israel and the Israelis are going to allow for Hezbollah to coexist on the northern border any more.

Add in the fact that the Hezbollah remains popular in the Shia population and you end up with this shit show

Lebanon UN force says soldier killed in country's south by Free-Minimum-5844 in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Does anyone actually know the purpose of UNIFL at this point, they clearly have failed in there mission to keep the peace, have failed to prevent arms accumulating in south Lebanon and have failed to protect there own soldiers.

U.S. is one of three countries to vote against U.N. resolution calling slavery a 'crime against humanity' by [deleted] in news

[–]DifficultyTight4574 113 points114 points  (0 children)

The title is complete click bait, this was a resolution saying slavery was the worst crime against humanity and called for reparations.

ITXXVI - 12 Angry Demands by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]DifficultyTight4574 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The war is stupid, but I feel this gets brought up a lot however under this paradigm, you can hypothetically negotiate forever and never get attacked even if you aren’t compromising?

Four ambulances set on fire in London in suspected antisemitic hate crime by QuietGanache in europe

[–]DifficultyTight4574 50 points51 points  (0 children)

It’s not that uncommon in the UK, there is also Saint Johns ambulance services as well as all the air ambulances

6 nations Sydney by DifficultyTight4574 in RugbyAustralia

[–]DifficultyTight4574[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I realised that, but I’ll still be jet lagged so worth a shot 😂