American WWII bomb explodes at Japanese airport, causing large crater in taxiway

Re:American WWII bomb explodes at Japanese airport, causing ... by generic92034 on Friday October 04, 2024 @04:54AM (#41739290)

I reject your notion that I have to add a detailed paragraph about those two different ways civilians get bombed, when my point was that they are getting bombed, practically always.

Also, "collateral damage" is on a spectrum, in my opinion. How much collateral damage is acceptable before you can call it an atrocity in itself? So, that is much less of a black-white distinction as it seems to be in your statement.

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Re:American WWII bomb explodes at Japanese airport, causing ... by rendall on Saturday October 05, 2024 @09:41AM (#41749760)

Of course "collateral damage" (with scare quotes) is on a spectrum as is "consent". Those with sinister motives make sure to emphasize this "spectrum" in order to diffuse and confuse its meaning. They also reject the necessity to be precise with their terms.

Collateral damage (no scare quotes) on the other hand, like consent (no scare quotes), has a very precise and important meaning with real, binary values. A civilian death is either collateral or intentional. Consent is either knowingly given or withheld.

Let's live in a world where these distinctions are clear.

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