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No, it is about context. The same can be said for Iraq - more ordnance dropped there than in all of WW2 and that is just 2003-2010. In WW1 the arms trade was ba
by Theodores 10y ago
No, it is about context. The same can be said for Iraq - more ordnance dropped there than in all of WW2 and that is just 2003-2010. In WW1 the arms trade was barely started compared to what we have today. The world is at war against the arms trade profiteers but people talk about race instead.
- 55555 10y agoI don't think it's all about race. That was just one of four adjectives that I used. But fundamentally I think they were (and are) viewed as more "different" from us and so naturally we feel less empathy and kinship. I think something like the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Lai_Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Lai_Massacre would be less likely to happen in a scenario where US troops are fighting a proxy war in Canada. The points you make about Iraq, war profiteers, and context are all spot-on and very informative. Thank you.