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[–] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 9 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Yes and no. American military personnel absolutely murdered innocent civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, Panama, Vietnam, Korea, Germany, Italy, Japan, ...

But not every one, not every day, not multiple times a day.

I know this sounds like "not all X are Y," and to some extent sure, but some mechanic or cook or logistics nerd who never touched a trigger after Basic isn't a murderer like the shit bag who killed Good or Pretti or the others is.

[–] texture@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

i think the "countless civilians every day" was more meant to be a reference to the total deaths per day by thnads of the american forces, not every single soldier individually. poorly worded, but it is a tweet, so thats kind of expected.

[–] just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

But they still supported the institution no? Hitler's cook can make the same claim

[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 6 points 12 hours ago

Sure but by this logic every person who has paid taxes to the US, or imported things from the US, is culpable to a degree in war crimes. Is it kind of true? Yes. Is it a useful point? Not really, beyond pointing out the boundless capability of capital to abstract and distance its effects.

[–] Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago

Any cog in a looking machine is a killer, even if it isn't a bullet.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 20 hours ago

And neither were drafted.

[–] Gathorall@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Why go so far? Hitler's only confirmed kill in WWII was Hitler, great guy by their logic. Or not so great because he shot the great pacifist leader Hitler.