• I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    At first glance it doesn’t seem that bad but the more you look the worse it gets. Almost every area of the photo is affected.

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      1 year ago

      Almost every area, but at the same time it’s patchy. There are buildings that seem intact right next to buildings that have been completely levelled.

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        1 year ago

        If a building is next to a building that has been completely leveled it’s almost certainly no longer structurally sound or safe to be in.

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          Yeah who the fuck thinks a bomb going off next door is gonna keep your house liveable no matter if a single wall is standing pretty good.

          You can see in those photos that it’s really just a few walls remaining. All that grey is the dust of everything that was burned and concrete that has been practically disintegrated. None of that is habitable unless you considered the world trade center still standing cause some of the rebar was still pointing up.

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            1 year ago

            Yeah who the fuck thinks a bomb going off next door is gonna keep your house liveable no matter if a single wall is standing pretty good.

            Where did I say anything like that? I merely pointed out something notable.

            You can see in those photos that it’s really just a few walls remaining.

            Now you’re speaking in hyperbole. There is a range of degrees of destruction clearly visible from these photos. Far too many people are making blanket statements without really looking at things and making an accurate assessment.

            The dust alone is a crazily significant yet drastically under-represented health hazard. Western countries are only just starting to recognise the harmful effects of silicosis from the workplace, particularly in construction and demolition, when the reality is it is likely that much of what was historically attributed to asbestosis is in fact more strongly linked to silicosis - both conditions involve inhaling small but sharp particles that rattle around and destroy the lungs, but it’s far more likely that some silica-based substance will get airborne and then inhaled than asbestos.

            Understanding that doesn’t make it any less notable that some buildings remain while others are demolished. If anything, it points to the inhumanity of Israel’s actions - they claim they’re only targeting military targets and minimising civilian casualties, but the fallout is far, far more significant than anyone is discussing.

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              1 year ago

              Look I get it, you said something off the cuff that was more shock than than substance. “Oh wow, would that the craters would have been larger by now” which everyone pretty quickly took poorly cause it’s a bit insensitive while still just being stream of consciousness.

              And now you are trying to show that you do get it and care. I am sure you do care about people but like that level of destruction is pretty high and people are also rightfully to call it razed to the ground cause no one is living in those places anymore. It’s still a massive amount of destruction. Just let it go man.

              Yeah wow whatever nevermind on trying to cover for his inflammatory asshole.

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                1 year ago

                I’ve not been inflammatory here, you’ve come in and argued against claims I didn’t make. Check your own house first before you criticise others.

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                1 year ago

                Your comment has more scarecrows than a shitty early naughties B-movie.

                My point has been consistent, you’re trying to elicit someone to jerk yourself off over nonsense.