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[-] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 18 points 6 months ago

Yes and no. American military personnel absolutely murdered innocent civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, Panama, Vietnam, Korea, Germany, Italy, Japan, ...

But not every one, not every day, not multiple times a day.

I know this sounds like "not all X are Y," and to some extent sure, but some mechanic or cook or logistics nerd who never touched a trigger after Basic isn't a murderer like the shit bag who killed Good or Pretti or the others is.

[-] just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 6 months ago

But they still supported the institution no? Hitler's cook can make the same claim

[-] Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

Any cog in a looking machine is a killer, even if it isn't a bullet.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

And neither were drafted.

[-] Gathorall@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Why go so far? Hitler's only confirmed kill in WWII was Hitler, great guy by their logic. Or not so great because he shot the great pacifist leader Hitler.

[-] texture@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

i think the "countless civilians every day" was more meant to be a reference to the total deaths per day by the hands of the american forces, not every single soldier individually. poorly worded, but it is a tweet, so thats kind of expected.

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