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[โ€“] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It could also be psychological warfare, pretending that your soldiers are ready to die in battle makes enemies less likely to fight back.

[โ€“] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

And it's indoctrination as well so that you have more people to join your army.