Comment on Russian missiles strike more than half of Ukraine's regions
octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 2 months agoThat’s the point of the site. It doesn’t have any preference and just points out the lack of different perspectives instead of saying that a single perspective is correct.
Not presenting viewpoints of the Russians who shot the missles about how they feel about shooting the missles is not a lack of balance.
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Isn’t it? That’s what neutral means. But, that doesn’t mean there is something wrong with not including their perspective in this article. The point of the site, is to let you decide what is relevant, instead of someone else making that decision and pushing it down your throat.
People keep saying that everything is biased, but when confronted with what no bias looks like, they see that bias is not so bad as long as people are aware of it.
D61@hexbear.net 2 months ago
I-am-very-smart: Ukrainian sources “claim” that Russian missiles struck many places in Ukraine. There are no Russian sources regarding this claim. Therefore I conclude that the missile attack didn’t happen.
also
I-am-very-smart: Why yes, my brain is completely smooth, very aerodynamic!
octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
It has no relevance. Russians shot missiles into Ukraine. The facts of the matter are that Russians are the aggressors here, and this is a war entirely of their making. The Ukrainian perspective about the effects of the missile attack on them is what matters to an article about the missile attack on Ukraine.
Not including the Russian perspective isn’t a lack of bias, it’s omitting things which don’t matter. We already know that Russia invaded Ukraine, and that Russia will rubble-ize it rather than surrender unless they are aggressively beaten back by Ukraine.
You’ll notice I didn’t complain about the parts where they pick on the language used in the article - because those are valid complaints. Expecting the article to include the Russian perspective about the smoking craters they left all across Ukraine is patently ridiculous.
Sometimes facts are just facts. Russia is objectively the ones who started the war, they are objectively the aggressors, and they are objectively responsible for all related death and destruction. We don’t need to be sure we include a sentence saying, “And by the way the Russians did this because they would really like to control Ukraine” every time - that’s part of the setting.
Kuori@hexbear.net 2 months ago
“history began yesterday” i-love-not-thinking
octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
If you’ve got something more than rhetorical snark to tell me why I’m wrong, I’m happy to hear it.
GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 2 months ago
The war began 8 years before Russia invaded, it’s just that Russia’s invasion is the only thing most countries cared/care about.
MaeBorowski@hexbear.net 2 months ago
I’m glad you let us know in your 3rd sentence that you have no idea what a fact even is and that the rest of your gibberish comment can be immediately discarded. What a cringe, foolish thing to say. picard
Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 2 months ago
Hexbears and simping for fascist dictatorships.
Name a more iconic duo
octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Hey ad homs are a good go-to when you encounter what you perceive as someone’s ignorance, right? I find it wins hearts and minds without fail. Any time you want to explain to me how they are not the aggressors I’m all ears.