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That's what I mean by losing their innocence. This war (probably not unlike any other war) is desensitizing a ton of people to violence. The ramifications of
by RobertMiller 5y ago
That's what I mean by losing their innocence. This war (probably not unlike any other war) is desensitizing a ton of people to violence. The ramifications of this will be felt for generations.
But this sort of harm needs to be considered in the context of all the other harm being done by the war. Reddit teenagers laughing at the charred corpses of conscripts their own age is saddening, but the people who are actually doing the dying are losing much more than just their innocence and dignity. The real losers are those that are dead, maimed, had their country invaded, etc.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoAn argument could be made that cultural fallout from the conflict may be much more damaging than the conflict itself - perhaps even in terms of death count. It is a short step from laughing at charred Russian corpses, to charred BLM/alt-right corpses. The saddest part is that all of this animal rage is entirely unnecessary. A decent argument can be made for the US support of Ukraine without resorting to base emotions.
- SauciestGNU 5y agoYeah I saw a tweet the other day that was something like "good thing my enemies are ontologically evil, so there's no action I can take against them that is wrong" and I think that's the dangerous place we're headed toward. Elimination rhetoric against our perceived enemies, rhetoric of mass dehumanization of our enemies, and so forth.