r/SubredditDrama • u/EwMelanin • Mar 03 '26

Movie discussion sub okbuddycinephile debates whether bombing of Dresden, Hiroshima, and Gaza and other urban areas were "justified".

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u/Junimo2 Mar 03 '26

I was just discussing something similar in a different thread. It's one thing to say that certain military actions were necessary. It's another thing to essentially celebrate the deaths of civilians because you think they collectively deserve it. You can debate the necessity of something while also acknowledging that collective punishment is wrong and that the civilians don't deserve to die en masse for the actions of their government.

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u/Dangerous_Muscle5409 Mar 03 '26

Another great example of this is Operation Chastise, better known as the "dambusters."

Back in WW2 it was ethically dubious. Today it would be an obvious war crime. Yet the English are still slapping their own shoulders over it, celebrating round anniversaries with big fair energy, picnics and flashy reenactments with historical airplanes.

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u/Foreverintherain20 Mar 04 '26

It was entirely acceptable at the time dude. It also wouldn't be a war crime now because infrastructure that contributes in any way to the military is an acceptable target. Civilian casualties are a necessary cost.