Would it be OK with the membership here on lemmygrad if yours truly makes a Battle Sub showing similar videos and news of the SMO?

  • Old_Geezer@lemmy.mlOP
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    3 months ago

    I’ve got some reservations about a battle footage sub. The reddit ones are pretty cruel and reactionary, and it would be difficult to appropriately tag posts with content warnings and such

    OK, Shouldn’t people see the real cost of war and how brutal it is? Most in the West have an abstract view, which allows them to support the Western cruelty and obnoxious foreign policy. As one who has seen battle, I think it’s essential. It is what it is.

    Are you an admin of lemmygrad? Regardless, thanks for the response and your opinion. ☺️

    • 420blazeit69 [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      3 months ago

      OK, Shouldn’t people see the real cost of war and how brutal it is?

      I think people can and do already see snippets of that without a dedicated sub. A whole sub of it seems gratuitous and likely to raise problems others have pointed out.

      A little can be good for keeping perspective, a lot usually turns into gawking or worse.

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        3 months ago

        I think this is the most reasonable response here. We shouldn’t have a dedicated comm for it, honestly. It will just be seen as cruel and pointless gawking; akin to the ones we see on reddit. Small snippets or pieces for major conflicts or offensives I can see being reasonable, or certain footage of exceptional events/etc.

        I aint a “admin of lemmygrad” though, so take my word with a grain of salt.

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      3 months ago

      OK, Shouldn’t people see the real cost of war and how brutal it is?

      I dont think any of us are ignorant to this. Remember, every death is a tragedy when it is the working class getting blown up, there is nothing to celebrate about some random conscript who was probably a janitor or teacher and who has been forced to fight being killed.

      I want the war to end, today.