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Seems insane given the discrediting of this kind of civilian targeting after WWII, where it was clearly demonstrated to increase a population’s willingness to k

by ch4s3 4y ago

Seems insane given the discrediting of this kind of civilian targeting after WWII, where it was clearly demonstrated to increase a population’s willingness to keep fighting.

ncmncm 4y ago
Imputing rational behavior might be a mistake in this instance. But more likely, the actually intended target was something nearby, and we hear about Samsung because we (are assumed to) have more interest in Samsung.
- tablespoon 4y ago
  > ...and we hear about Samsung because we (are assumed to) have more interest in Samsung. Or there's more propaganda/strategic value in portraying Samsung as being deliberately attacked. Samsung seems like it's a kind of "national champion," and maybe an attack against it will be felt somewhat like an attack against South Korea itself. Also they're a supplier of advanced electronics and electronic components, so turning the corporation against Russia would be valuable in disrupting Russian supply chains.
KptMarchewa 4y ago
But that's what internal russian population demands. As soon as it's clear they are losing on the battlefield and are unable to capture Ukraine, they at least want to destroy it economically.
- uni_rule 4y ago
  Yeah, you can tell be all the people trying to get the fuck out of there that witnessing this really does fill them with glorious patriotic bloodlust.
  - sidibe 4y ago
    For a fraction of the others yes it does. And that is a loud fraction, which also completely controls the media. Putin had to make the Ukrainians hurt at this point because his minions are whipped into such a fervor from recent defeats
  - KptMarchewa 4y ago
    Notice that they started running out of there not when scale of russian war crimes became obvious, but when the war might directly impact them. Also, for _some_ reason, russian women show the most bloodlust - just because they know they won't be drafted.

by ch4s3 4y ago

Seems insane given the discrediting of this kind of civilian targeting after WWII, where it was clearly demonstrated to increase a population’s willingness to keep fighting.

ncmncm 4y ago

Imputing rational behavior might be a mistake in this instance. But more likely, the actually intended target was something nearby, and we hear about Samsung because we (are assumed to) have more interest in Samsung.

tablespoon 4y ago
> ...and we hear about Samsung because we (are assumed to) have more interest in Samsung. Or there's more propaganda/strategic value in portraying Samsung as being deliberately attacked. Samsung seems like it's a kind of "national champion," and maybe an attack against it will be felt somewhat like an attack against South Korea itself. Also they're a supplier of advanced electronics and electronic components, so turning the corporation against Russia would be valuable in disrupting Russian supply chains.

KptMarchewa 4y ago

But that's what internal russian population demands. As soon as it's clear they are losing on the battlefield and are unable to capture Ukraine, they at least want to destroy it economically.

uni_rule 4y ago
Yeah, you can tell be all the people trying to get the fuck out of there that witnessing this really does fill them with glorious patriotic bloodlust.
- sidibe 4y ago
  For a fraction of the others yes it does. And that is a loud fraction, which also completely controls the media. Putin had to make the Ukrainians hurt at this point because his minions are whipped into such a fervor from recent defeats
- KptMarchewa 4y ago
  Notice that they started running out of there not when scale of russian war crimes became obvious, but when the war might directly impact them. Also, for _some_ reason, russian women show the most bloodlust - just because they know they won't be drafted.