#2 2017-01-12 16:45:15
Yeah, maybe but, honestly, so fucking what?
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#3 2017-01-12 17:32:00
Because it contradicted the efforts of their military leaders to win hearts and minds? Suppose that shows how messed up and foolish running a war is.
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#4 2017-01-12 18:15:12
Again, these men are mere weapons in the hands of the political leaders. Do not blame the arrow for the actions of the archer.
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#5 2017-01-12 19:18:28
Emmeran wrote:
Again, these men are mere weapons in the hands of the political leaders. Do not blame the arrow for the actions of the archer.
That's an insightful comment. It doesn't absolve the individuals of personal responsibility for their actions, but the masters certainly share in it.
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#6 2017-01-12 19:29:32
Smudge wrote:
That's an insightful comment. It doesn't absolve the individuals of personal responsibility for their actions, but the masters certainly share in it.
Humans are free agents and while a free agent often willing submits to an authority (in this case the greater good), the very process of submittal changes the logic tree trained into the brain.
Think of it as berserker "Destroy all that threaten ours" versus childhood "Do not hurt" versus "Look what they did to Johnny" in an OMFG "fog of war" situation.
And always remember that we castrate Bulls, Boars and Stallions for good reason.
Once let slip the Hounds of War know not reason only charge.
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