Tom Nichols

@radiofreetom.bsky.social

The firebombing of Dresden melted streets into glass, but everything is World War II if you want it to be

May 11, 2024 at 02:53 UTC

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Larry Wayne @larryranting.bsky.social
[ View ] May 11, 2024 at 03:42 UTC

It's not a crazy comparison.

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@nusaybah.bsky.social
[ View ] May 11, 2024 at 11:47 UTC

For your consideration… “The level of destruction in northern Gaza has surpassed that of the German city of Dresden…”

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Brian Farrell @hisbpf.bsky.social
[ View ] May 11, 2024 at 06:19 UTC

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Adub @adub01488424.bsky.social
[ View ] May 11, 2024 at 03:03 UTC

The bombing of Dresden had a similar number of civilians killed in three days as in the entire Gaza war so far.

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BorderlineCool @borderlinecool.bsky.social
[ View ] May 11, 2024 at 03:10 UTC

If we're discussing completely unnecessary and vindictive bombardments then there's a definite parallel

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TheIndependent @realindependent.bsky.social
[ View ] May 11, 2024 at 02:58 UTC

So it goes

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@wombative.bsky.social
[ View ] May 11, 2024 at 03:59 UTC

I could have sworn that the definition of War Crimes got changed rather dramatically after World War 2; and that a whole bunch of actions that took place during that conflict would be considered war crimes in this, more enlightened, age.

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Walter @walter1964.bsky.social
[ View ] May 11, 2024 at 12:31 UTC

I was in war and at least had weapon to fight it,Palestinians killed are lured by recording of babies crying to come out and getting shoot, this isn't fucking war

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Walter @walter1964.bsky.social
[ View ] May 11, 2024 at 11:45 UTC

You can share that information with those buried alive, I'm sure they would appreciate it

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Granite State Jandl @granitestate.bsky.social
[ View ] May 11, 2024 at 07:24 UTC

The firebombing of Dresden was arguably a warcrime, but „streets into glass“? Come on. That’s Nazi/Soviet/GDR propaganda. Dresden bombing was no more destructive than Frankfurt, Hamburg, Köln, etc. Just later, in a war that was clearly won, so it seems worse morally.

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