| ▲ | tjwebbnorfolk 2 days ago |
| Why is it morally compromising to work with the military of the country you live in? |
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| ▲ | plaidthunder 2 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| I'm not anti-military as a rule but... c'mon. Opinions on the US military vary. In extremis, were the people working for Pol Pot just good patriots with no moral culpability? We could surely at least agree that there are cases where working for the military of your home country doesn't fully excuse you from your actions. In fact, I think international tribunals have existed which operated on just those principles. |
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| ▲ | throawayonthe a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| because the country you live in is the united states? this is not complicated |
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| ▲ | mrexcess 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| We can all agree that working for the Nazi government’s military would be morally compromising, right? You propose that other governments militaries would not be so compromising. Seems reasonable. But the question then becomes, what is the operative distinction between the two? |
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| ▲ | cooper_ganglia 2 days ago | parent [-] | | [flagged] | | |
| ▲ | banannaise 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | "Lawful" as determined by the party executing the action is very different from actually lawful. The courts can intervene later, but they can't un-bomb a hospital. This is setting aside the obvious problem where governments will often set laws based on self-interest rather than morality, particularly when it comes to military conflict. | |
| ▲ | exe34 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Lawful use in the US is whatever Dementia Don says it is. | |
| ▲ | CamperBob2 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | This government doesn't GAF what is "lawful" and what isn't. Was what happened to Pretti and Good in Minneapolis lawful? Would you work for ICE/CBP with no qualms at all? See also the new national sport of hunting for fishing boats off the South American coast. Is that "lawful?" And yes, since you went there: everything the Nazis did was "lawful." To the extent it wasn't "lawful," they made it "lawful." | | |
| ▲ | cooper_ganglia 2 days ago | parent [-] | | [flagged] | | |
| ▲ | exe34 2 days ago | parent [-] | | > Don't attack law enforcement with a deadly weapon, whether it's a vehicle or gun. How do you attack law enforcement with a gun while on your knees, with your arms pinned behind you and the gun is holstered? It's interesting how we can watch the same video, and some people only see what they are told to see. | | |
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