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> Why are the US's (or the west at large) war crimes always seen as "cool" and "unconventional" when it is just terrorism. I have read the article carefully an

• ethagknight 1y ago
  Calling this terrorism or a war crime shows the GP has a strong bias and lacking of understanding the reality of the war, or what war even is
  • michaelsshaw 1y ago
    Traveling to another country against their laws with the express purpose of killing their citizens is terrorism, even if your government doesn't see it that way. Every lift of a finger, every breath, every thought, every moment had by an American in Vietnam was a crime. Frankly, participating voluntarily makes one truly irredeemable.
    • ethagknight 1y ago
      Irredeemable? Yikes. Strong disagree, not sure it’s worth debating the more nuanced aspects. There’s a whole lot more to the conflict than you are acknowledging, and it was very messy on all sides.
      • michaelsshaw 1y ago
        Yikes. Are you related to someone who invaded Vietnam? It seems like it. And I don't much see nuance in mass murder. Injecting nuance into very clear black-and-white moral situations is a common tactic of people who have done bad things. Holocaust deniers lure people into their racist views by starting with "well, it was a little more nuanced than that." Even worse, you wanted to drive-by shut me down by saying there's "nuance" and just leaving it at that. Do you think I'm incapable of thought, or do you actually not understand the issue yourself, and that's why you refuse to take a stance either way? What specific nuances am I missing? Please, nuance the Vietnam war. Please morally justify joining the military with the purpose of invading someone else's country and killing their citizens.
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