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What was the mob that stormed the Capitol building?

The majority white "Stop the Steal" mob that stormed the nation's Capitol building was a mix of several right-wing extremist groups, according to Larry Rosenthal, chair and lead researcher of the Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies. Some were members of far-right armed militias.

What did the rioters display?

The rioters also displayed symbols of white supremacist extremism including a noose stationed across the Capitol which, according to Miller-Idriss, "symbolizes the horrific history of lynching," but also refers to a white supremacy code that signals a "day of reckoning when traitors will be hung in the streets.".

What was the bloodiest battle in history?

T he Eastern Front was the bloodiest theater of warfare in human history. The years long battle between the armies of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union’s Red Army resulted in tens of millions of total casualties. Those numbers are well known and well documented. What is not as well known is the material butcher bill that highlighted how devastated the Soviet Union was after the war.

Why was the war on the Eastern Front so devastating?

The war on the Eastern Front was so devastating, in part, because of the scorched earth tactics deployed by the Germans. German occupiers would enter strategic towns and villages and routinely round up the local population and kill them. Even the smallest hamlets were not free from German artillery fire and level bombings.

How much did the 1992 riots cost?

Meaning, previous riots, like the 1992 Rodney King Riots in Los Angeles, cost $775 million in 1992 dollars.

Is the astronomical number helpful in estimating total damage?

In other words, that astronomical number isn’t estimating total damage, just the damage that’s insured. So while the number is not helpful in estimating the total damage, it is still a good apples-to-apples comparison with past riots, since all the calculations are based on insurance claims.

What is the judgment that civilian casualties should always be minimized, or so otherwise restricted as to compromise the success of

The judgment that civilian casualties should always be minimized, or so otherwise restricted as to compromise the success of military operations, involves an abdication of moral responsibility — the need to balance ends and means.

Why are civilian casualties false?

Perhaps the most fundamental falsehood about civilian casualties is the belief that because civilians are not active combatants, they are merely onlookers who do not contribute to the war effort of a country, internal faction, or transnational movement. This is not the case. Civilians are almost never just bystanders.

What do civilians do?

Civilians work in war industries. They keep the civilian economy of a nation at war going. They provide necessary civil administration. Furthermore, no matter what their occupation, age, or sex, civilians provide a powerful social and psychological underpinning for combatants who claim to fight on their behalf.

Why does Country A ally with Country B against Country C?

Country A allied with Country B against Country C may decide to minimize civilian casualties because it wishes to ally itself with against C when the war ends , or where it is in the interests of both A and C to reconstitute B’s economy and society when hostilities are over.

How many people died in the Battle of Stalingrad?

David Glantz, probably the greatest living authority on the Red Army of World War II in the West, and perhaps in the world, has estimated that at least 80,000 Soviet civilians died in the city during the battle.

What is the essence of morality?

The essence of morality is judgment, and this involves stepping up to the plate and making difficult decisions. The anti-civilian casualties attitude, no matter what the situation, consists of running away and hiding behind absolutes.

How many people were killed in the Japanese retake of Manila?

For instance, in February 1945, the U.S. Army lost 1,000 men killed and 5,600 wounded in the retaking of Manila from the Japanese. The Japanese lost 16,000 men killed.

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Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets

  • The war on the Eastern Front was so devastating, in part, because of the scorched earth tactics deployed by the Germans. German occupiers would enter strategic towns and villages and routinely round up the local population and kill them. Even the smallest hamlets were not free from German artillery fire and level bombings. When the Germans were forced to retreated from …
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Key Industrial Infrastructure

  • Over the course of a war, certain things are always expected to be destroyed. Key infrastructure such as bridges, rail yards and factories are always prime targets. However, following the end of WWII, the true numbers of destroyed industry was staggering. 1. 31,850 industrial buildings destroyed 2. 4 million workers left without a means of production 3. 4,100 railway stations destr…
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Civilian Infrastructure

  • Recovering from a devastating war on home soil is never easy. The loss of manpower and materials is often a large obstacle to overcome but in the case of the Russian territories, they also had to deal with the fact that the Germans had been intent on destroying every piece of key infrastructure they could get their hands on. And not just military infrastructure. Even public buil…
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Churches

  • Religious buildings of every denomination were also bombed. Many were simply destroyed as a byproduct of the wanton bombing of Soviet villages but others were targeted specifically such as synagogues. Many of these places were the cultural center of their towns and villages, no matter how small. They were gathering places and some of the buildings were ancient, having stood fo…
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Animal Cost

  • And, as in all wars, the livestock population of the Soviet Union was not spared. Just as WWI saw millions of horses killed throughout the course of the fighting so too did the animals on the Eastern Front bear a devastating cost. Many animals were blown up in the fighting, driven off of their farms or eaten by starving forces. The animals were killed, slaughtered, or stolen to the tun…
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