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Was it terrorism when the US dropped the nukes on Japan? Psychological warfare aimed at a civilian population, right? Even if you agree that it was, you have t
by awakeasleep 11y ago
Was it terrorism when the US dropped the nukes on Japan?
Psychological warfare aimed at a civilian population, right? Even if you agree that it was, you have to admit that is not how the history books are writte, because we don't use the propagana term "terrorist" to describe our own actions.
- bottled_poe 11y agoThings have changed a bit since then. How many ISIS members adhere to the Geneva conventions?
- acjohnson55 11y agoDoes the US?
- grandalf 11y agoExactly. The drones flying over Pakistan and Afghanistan are intended to make the populations of the border regions worry constantly about being fired upon. It's what terrorism looks like when you have an essentially unlimited budget and don't have to resort to crude munitions like IEDs or suicide bombers.
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- kiba 11y agoDropping nukes and bombing civilians could be construed as war crimes, and the penalty for such war crimes would probably be death. War criminals versus 'terrorists'. How does that sound? Is it really a propaganda term if you're a common war criminal who committed mass atrocity against civilians? Or a terrorist? Both side prosecuted bombing of population centers. They also both get away with it. Probably the reason why there wasn't prosecutions in the first place because they fear the precedence that will set.