Not really. It has nothing to do with privilege . While it is dramatic in the current context it is the same excuse half of Germany used in Nuremberg, if you d

Not really. It has nothing to do with privilege . While it is dramatic in the current context it is the same excuse half of Germany used in Nuremberg, if you didn't stand up to atrocities in front you are just as guilty no matter whether you gave the order or just "doing your job". People fight and die based on their moral convictions. At times they are not even fighting for their own lives, families or communities. If soldiers are ready to die half way across the world loose a limb in someone else's war without a second thought, anything less is insignificantly trivial. If you can die for your principles you can loose a job, go hungry or suffer any other pain too. It is as simple as what will cause you more pain, going hungry or doing something you don't agree with.