The cruelty is the point.

I am all in favour for handing Ukraine the tools they need to win this war. But at the same time “the others are doing it” is no justification for a free pass on every weapon or tactic.

No, but neither is fighting with both hands behind their backs. Anti-personnel mines remain effective, especially considering Russia’s preferred tactics. Ukraine already is being attacked with chemical weapons regularly, having PoWs tortured and executed, and their civilians murdered and their children quite literally kidnapped by the Russian state, and we’re gonna draw the line at ‘using landmines in non-civilian areas to stop Russian advances’?

Fuck that noise.

Also anti personal mines and cluster munitions from i.e. the Vietnam war are still causing crippling and death today.

Those were also used in very different contexts. Modern cluster munitions do not have the same long-term potential for damage that Vietnam-era munitions did, and the same with landmines - especially since landmine recording protocols were updated in part because of the haphazard way they were used in Vietnam. And, for that matter, we dropped more ordnance on Vietnam than was dropped in the entirety of WW2 by the Axis AND Allies combined, all over the country. The same is not going to happen in Ukraine, neither in scale nor in type. They want to prevent the Russians from advancing along the frontlines, and are not going to use them in civilian areas.

Using weapons that are prone to cause damage to future generations for short term gains is in my opinion short sighted.

How many thousands of Ukrainians dead, maimed, tortured, or ethnically cleansed today would you consider it an insufficient short-term gain to avert?

We should provide Ukraine with more “sensible” weapons in quantities that makes using cluster munitions and mines obsolete.

And what weapons are those? What weapons would make cluster munitions and mines obsolete in the context of the current war?

You know, some people might regard “one side using ‘warcrime weapons’” first as the escalation, not the other side deciding to follow suit.

“Escalation” is when you start using a weapon that your enemy has been using since the start of the war, huh?

“Ukraine must meekly submit to genocide, while Russia is allowed to use all tools at their disposal in pursuit of genociding Ukrainians.”

10/10, average ‘pacifist’

Sub human scum.

I might reserve terms like that for, say, the perpetrators of the Bucha massacre, or for those committing ethnic cleansing on a massive scale by kidnapping children. But hey, if you prefer to apply that term to Ukranians trying not to get murdered by fascist invaders, it’s not like I can stop you.

Ah yes, remember how this war famously doesn’t have anti-personnel landmines being widely used?

Oh? What’s that? Russia is already widely using them in Ukrainian territory?

Oh, how sweet, Ukraine is finally allowed to use the same tools Russia is.

Fuck’s sake. All this pussyfooting from Cold War dinosaurs…

Buckle up folks, and be sure to stand up for any trans folk you know or see. It’s gonna be a rough couple of years for the trans community.

As someone who has an entirely liquid-based diet, I would love just some food restrictions.

Ah, damn, that’s some shit.

Unfortunately, it comes with some “don’t eat food” restrictions. I love buffalo chicken, but it has to be a rare and prepared for treat. 😞

Isn’t it? I’m glad I got a disease with cool symptoms and not just pooping myself to death, dysentery style. This way I at least have a cool story I can tell XD

The obviousness of it literally saved my life. Last time it happened I was still in college and living at home. Threw up in the bathroom, and weakly staggered to my room, thinking it was dark because I’d drank a cola just before. I was ready to lay there and fall asleep until I felt better.

My mother, luckily, was home, noticed that there was half-washed out black slurry in the toilet and sink, recognized it as blood, unlike me at the time, and worriedly asked me if everything was alright. I said, “Yeah, mom, I’m fine, just a little nauseous.” and she said fuck no, that’s not cutting it, we’re taking you to the hospital.

I had to get blood transfusions. They weren’t sure I was going to make it. If I’d passed out on the floor of my room like I intended to wait it out, I’d’ve probably died. Gave my poor mother a terrible fright.

It’s pretty gruesome. Black and thick, like charcoal dust. I hope whatever fascist I die on is scarred for life.

Oh boy, I can’t wait to not be able to afford my medication for my autoimmune disease and die by vomiting blood until I exsanguinate! Thanks abstainers!

My city commune recently forbade concealed carry, smh.

Congrats, dipshits, you let the fascist fuck get away with everything, just like everyone predicted.

What an utter failure of a justice system we have.

Yep!

Unfortunately, we’re having trouble filling even part-time positions.