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Zelensky responds to Italian Minister of Culture saying Italy will rebuild Theatre of Mariupol (Original Post) highplainsdem Mar 2022 OP
Kicking for visibility SheltieLover Mar 2022 #1
Grazie Italia! COL Mustard Mar 2022 #5
This!👆 SheltieLover Mar 2022 #12
x 1000! Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #21
How inspiring! gristy Mar 2022 #2
Very nice, Thank You Italy! 👍 nt Raine Mar 2022 #3
I'm starting to think after we put Putin back in his box, Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #4
It will take a lot of healing. madaboutharry Mar 2022 #6
When he's back in his box, Igel Mar 2022 #13
Let's not contaminate the trench. Better to jettison into an uninhabitable asteroid? Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #22
A can of gas and bomb crater like Hitler. roamer65 Mar 2022 #31
✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ n/t msfiddlestix Mar 2022 #34
In addition to the loss of life is the loss of historic buildings that can't be replaced. Lonestarblue Mar 2022 #7
Yes, I agree. There is nothing more tragic than the senseless destruction of innocent human smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #10
Since we cannot change what has happened, we must change colorado_ufo Mar 2022 #23
And Hitler's bombing of England was hit-and-miss with the V1/V2s. Putin's is much more targeted erronis Mar 2022 #24
Yes, he has placed himself in the same camp as the Taliban and Isis Zambero Mar 2022 #33
Rt💕🐱‍🏍TY, hpd! Cha Mar 2022 #8
Let's first do away with dictatorships worldwide ffr Mar 2022 #9
The World... Snackshack Mar 2022 #11
Kicking again! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #14
Putin is uniting almost the entire world. The opposite of what he wanted. oldsoftie Mar 2022 #15
as with racists Skittles Mar 2022 #18
Agree. But we can probably dispose of Putin. How do we get rid of the racists? erronis Mar 2022 #25
they need to be ostracized Skittles Mar 2022 #27
But like roaches, most stay hidden. Without a leader they'll fade away oldsoftie Mar 2022 #32
Your move China. OMGWTF Mar 2022 #16
that is.......so cool Skittles Mar 2022 #17
fantastic gesture!!!!!! WarGamer Mar 2022 #19
K&R n/t denbot Mar 2022 #20
K&R MustLoveBeagles Mar 2022 #26
Just to put this out there: Who will help Russia to rebuild after Putin is despatched? erronis Mar 2022 #28
That is a most humane and thoughtful point. niyad Mar 2022 #30
Thank you, Italy! niyad Mar 2022 #29
A great and symbolic gesture, but it's going to take a LOT more. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2022 #35
Russia should have to pay for it. Or, rather, Putin and friends should have to pay for it. tclambert Mar 2022 #36

Mr.Bill

(24,716 posts)
4. I'm starting to think after we put Putin back in his box,
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 07:32 PM
Mar 2022

Ukraine would be an exciting place to be. If only I was younger...

madaboutharry

(41,201 posts)
6. It will take a lot of healing.
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 07:35 PM
Mar 2022

There should be little doubt that the nations of the world will come together to rebuild Ukraine.

Igel

(35,995 posts)
13. When he's back in his box,
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 08:12 PM
Mar 2022

first we have to drive a wooden stake through his heart, cut off his head and then stuff his mouth with garlic. Fill the box with cement.

Then nail the lid shut and we lower it into the Mariana Trench.

Lonestarblue

(11,531 posts)
7. In addition to the loss of life is the loss of historic buildings that can't be replaced.
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 07:45 PM
Mar 2022

I remember reading accounts about Hitler’s bombing of London with people there checking in the morning after a horrific night to see if St. Paul cathedral was still standing. Such historic building are important to a society, and Putin is destroying them in Ukraine. To me, that also is a war crime.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
10. Yes, I agree. There is nothing more tragic than the senseless destruction of innocent human
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 07:50 PM
Mar 2022

life, but to wipe out a people's history and culture is to destroy their soul and what makes them proud. It is almost just as evil.

I had always hoped to see that part of the world someday. It will never be the same. I can't imagine how much it must break the hearts of the people who are from there and are still alive.

colorado_ufo

(5,899 posts)
23. Since we cannot change what has happened, we must change
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 08:56 PM
Mar 2022

our thinking so that this tragedy simply adds to the history of the building, as it is erected again.

erronis

(16,727 posts)
24. And Hitler's bombing of England was hit-and-miss with the V1/V2s. Putin's is much more targeted
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 08:59 PM
Mar 2022

and seems to be designed to hit civilian facilities. These aren't just random flying bombs that fall within a 10km radius. They are precision munitions that can be targeted to several meters. And they are frequently armed with multiple rounds (clusters) that are designed to kill in a broad radius.

Zambero

(9,621 posts)
33. Yes, he has placed himself in the same camp as the Taliban and Isis
Fri Mar 18, 2022, 09:22 AM
Mar 2022

Destroying irreplaceable vestiges of a culture is war crime in itself.

Snackshack

(2,541 posts)
11. The World...
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 08:01 PM
Mar 2022

Of developed countries that have the wherewithal to do so must come together with a unified front and tell Putin in very clear and understanding language that he has to stop his forces. If not it will be Russia against the World. Putin can’t be allowed to slowly day after day continue to turn parts of Ukraine to dust and kill innocent people.

erronis

(16,727 posts)
25. Agree. But we can probably dispose of Putin. How do we get rid of the racists?
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 09:01 PM
Mar 2022

They're like cockroaches. They breed far too quickly and are singularly directed towards causing harm.

Skittles

(157,978 posts)
27. they need to be ostracized
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 09:05 PM
Mar 2022

I don't care if they are family, I don't associate with racists - PERIOD

oldsoftie

(13,497 posts)
32. But like roaches, most stay hidden. Without a leader they'll fade away
Fri Mar 18, 2022, 07:20 AM
Mar 2022

A person can hate me for what I am, but if they never ACT on those feelings it doesn't harm me at all. It just shortens their life from being constantly stressed

erronis

(16,727 posts)
28. Just to put this out there: Who will help Russia to rebuild after Putin is despatched?
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 09:08 PM
Mar 2022

I worry that the hatred directed at this evil dictator will cause the people in the country not to be able to survive.

The Marshall Plan for Germany post WW-II was admirable. It also led to the sense that Germany did not ever want to be considered a military power in the then future. It's taken 70 years for them to realize that they have to be part of a pan-European structure that includes defenses.

Can Russia eventually be considered part of the common European ecosystem? Or will it always feel under attack and paranoid?

BobTheSubgenius

(11,764 posts)
35. A great and symbolic gesture, but it's going to take a LOT more.
Fri Mar 18, 2022, 01:25 PM
Mar 2022

10,000 times as much, at least, to rebuild Ukraine...and that's assuming more or less the best outcome possible. 100s of billions, I'd think.

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