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So I have to disagree about revealing war crimes being vital to the health of a society, historically people don't care, they may initially act like they care,

So I have to disagree about revealing war crimes being vital to the health of a society, historically people don't care, they may initially act like they care, but they take no action, our societies are built on destruction, exploitation, and suffering of others. Which is the logical reason you don't see public protest or change for any of these crimes. The reason that war crimes aren't stopped isn't because people don't know, it's they don't care. So some video may get 15 minutes of face, but it doesn't change anything is my point. It's just annoying to see people keep acting like wiki leaks and it's figurehead are doing noble work and must be protected. Perhaps my view point is jaded, but it's based on first hand seeing how regardless of the slaughter the first world is, and it does nothing without material motivation. I

fit2rule 7y ago
If it were really the case that people don't care, then D-Day wouldn't have been a thing. People do care - but are led into apathy by those around them who choose to remain inactive. We are a social species, and this is precisely why we must always work to uncover the crimes of those who would use the destruction of other nations to profit. Please stop enabling criminal behaviour. I urge you to take your opinion and re-assess it. Should we not report crime in our own neighbourhoods, because "people don't care"? If that is the case, you are enabling criminal behaviour.
- Meph504 7y ago
  You should probably study history a bit better, the US joined the war after the attack of pearl harbor, for months before that the American people wanted nothing to do with the war, commonly referring to it, as a European problem. Dday happened in June of 1944, the concentration camps weren't discovered by the US until 1945. So the idea that Dday was related to the US people knowing of the war crimes of the nazi isn't really accurate. America knew of the Khmer RougeKhmer Rouge and did nothing as countless were slaughtered, the same with stains actions in Russia. We are a social species, but part of that is localization we care about our selves more than strangers, and unless our government has a political motivation, we don't go to war over it. I'm not enabling criminal behavior I'm just stating the reality of the world today. As for the reporting crime in our. Neighborhood feel free to read many of the past accounts, or studies show that for the most part show that if reporting a crime that doesn't directly effect them, but will cause them a minor inconvenience, that people typically dont. I encourage you to reevaluate your perspective after studying a bit of history and studying sociology. I'm not advocating we sweep these crimes under the rug, but that we stop pretending that they are changing the world.
  - fit2rule 7y ago
    I don't share your fatalist view, nor do I think your 'realism' is anything more than a justification for continued bad behaviour. The world doesn't change when someone says "that's how its always been". It hasn't always been the case that the US can get away with its war crimes - however I believe this argument would be better executed if either one of us had actual experience with being the loser in a war crime situation. My experience with refugees from America's illegal wars has definitely prompted me to take a look at what I've been ignoring about my own culture. I have to wonder if you would be so flip about America's war crimes, if you'd had any experience with the results themselves. It would be a pity if that's the only way your apathy would be moved.

fit2rule 7y ago

If it were really the case that people don't care, then D-Day wouldn't have been a thing. People do care - but are led into apathy by those around them who choose to remain inactive. We are a social species, and this is precisely why we must always work to uncover the crimes of those who would use the destruction of other nations to profit. Please stop enabling criminal behaviour. I urge you to take your opinion and re-assess it. Should we not report crime in our own neighbourhoods, because "people don't care"? If that is the case, you are enabling criminal behaviour.

Meph504 7y ago
You should probably study history a bit better, the US joined the war after the attack of pearl harbor, for months before that the American people wanted nothing to do with the war, commonly referring to it, as a European problem. Dday happened in June of 1944, the concentration camps weren't discovered by the US until 1945. So the idea that Dday was related to the US people knowing of the war crimes of the nazi isn't really accurate. America knew of the Khmer RougeKhmer Rouge and did nothing as countless were slaughtered, the same with stains actions in Russia. We are a social species, but part of that is localization we care about our selves more than strangers, and unless our government has a political motivation, we don't go to war over it. I'm not enabling criminal behavior I'm just stating the reality of the world today. As for the reporting crime in our. Neighborhood feel free to read many of the past accounts, or studies show that for the most part show that if reporting a crime that doesn't directly effect them, but will cause them a minor inconvenience, that people typically dont. I encourage you to reevaluate your perspective after studying a bit of history and studying sociology. I'm not advocating we sweep these crimes under the rug, but that we stop pretending that they are changing the world.
- fit2rule 7y ago
  I don't share your fatalist view, nor do I think your 'realism' is anything more than a justification for continued bad behaviour. The world doesn't change when someone says "that's how its always been". It hasn't always been the case that the US can get away with its war crimes - however I believe this argument would be better executed if either one of us had actual experience with being the loser in a war crime situation. My experience with refugees from America's illegal wars has definitely prompted me to take a look at what I've been ignoring about my own culture. I have to wonder if you would be so flip about America's war crimes, if you'd had any experience with the results themselves. It would be a pity if that's the only way your apathy would be moved.