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[–] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago (7 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.

[–] just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 days ago (4 children)

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

[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago

Your argument is "everyone is a sinner", what i am saying is being a hilter's cook or a deployed us army cook both are both conscious decision. A large chunk of taxes goes to building roads + other services. What is largely the effect of being deployed US army cook?

Can't believe i have to explain all this, i thought most people would be able to understand this without explanation

[–] Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

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

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago

And neither were drafted.

[–] Gathorall@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days 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.

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