[euos]

It’s the people who program the missiles. People who knowingly attack power infrastructure in a cold country (my parents spent 12 hours without the power today). People who make mistakes that make missiles struck residential buildings. Investigators said he contacted them and they were completely nonchalant about the result of their work. He used the term “banality of evil”.

[Aeolun]

I find it hard to blame the Russians doing this especially much. At least I’d have to blame the developers of the hellfire missile and reaper drone just as much.

[euos]

Are you Russian yourself? "Especially much" seems like literal translation from Russian ("особо много"). This would explain intentional stupidity.

Developers of the weapons may say they do not want to hit civilian targets. These people know full well what they are doing. They are pure inexcusable evil.

[Aeolun]

I’m Dutch. Not sure if there’s any overlap in the language, but I think it’s a term I only use in English.

You have to be at least some level of patriotic to work on weapons systems, so it’s more likely they’ll call it regrettable that it’s sometimes necessary to use against civilians and call it a day.

The reason I say I don’t blame them in particular is because I can see the appeal of working on things that blow shit up. Even better if you believe they’re your enemies (would I have issues making weapons that drive the Russians out of Ukraine?).

It’s because I have faith in my government. And as ridiculous and caused by propaganda as it may be, that is likely the same for the Russians.

From my perspective they’re evil, but I doubt they see themselves that way.

[nradov]

It's not a matter of blame. In this situation, everyone contributing to the war effort is a target. Israeli covert operations have repeatedly conducted targeted killings against key civilian employees in the Iranian defense industry. Nothing personal, just degrading an adversary's capabilities.

[IYasha]

if only Iranian...

[brtkdotse]

> At least I’d have to blame the developers of the hellfire missile and reaper drone just as much.

I mean… yes?!

[l3uwin]

You're so close to getting the point

[totalZero]

Perhaps the engineers who dedicate their time and creativity to the expert manufacture of tools for destruction are not blameless.

[Aeolun]

Eh? They likely believe better tools of destruction make for shorter wars and saves their soldier’s lives.

[bearmode]

Have to be utterly insane to believe that, or lack absolutely any knowledge of war history from the last century.