• 20cello@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1 year

    This should not surprise anyone since identical criminal acts have been widely documented

  • NatakuNox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1 year

    Remember, “just following orders” isn’t a defense when being tried for war crimes

  • MountingSuspicion@reddthat.comEnglish
    1 year

    I’m glad that they are speaking out, but why didn’t they say no? He says they tried to talk their commanding officer out of it, but then they just did it anyway? If they knew it was wrong, why didn’t they do it? Again, glad they’re speaking out, but it’s so weird that they did it in the first place.

    • Keeponstalin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1 year

      Unfortunately, the IDF using Palestinians as Human Shields is a long standing practice. One of the many ways they attack and terrorize Palestinian civilians

      • MountingSuspicion@reddthat.comEnglish
        1 year

        Yea, I was definitely not denying it. Just wondering why someone who is morally against it would do it in the first place.

        • Keeponstalin@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1 year

          Oh you didn’t come off like you were denying it at all, I just wanted to provide more context that I knew about.

          As to why, fundamentally it’s due to supremacy and dehumanization. Zionism has dehumanized Palestinians since the start, and it’s been ongoing for generations. They see Palestinians as sub-human savages, and with that mentality it’s easy for them to legitimize all of the inhumane violence we see. This kind of dehumanization happened with the colonization of the Americas too, but since Zionism is only about a hundred of years, give or take, instead of the hundreds back in the 1500s-1700s, we are seeing it take place live with modern technology for the first time. Settler Colonialism needs to go. It has no place.

      • Keeponstalin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1 year

        The Israelism Documentary showed me a lot about how ingrained Israel has made itself in the lives of Jewish Americans as both an identity and a support structure. It’s a lot more insidious than I first thought

      • MountingSuspicion@reddthat.comEnglish
        1 year

        Yea, but these people are saying they are morally against it but still did it when push came to shove. I’m glad they’re speaking about it, but it’s so weird to be all “I’m morally scarred” about an action you did not have to take and knew was wrong at the time. Again, VERY glad they’re speaking out, but I wish they just didn’t do it in the first place.

  • qyron@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    1 year

    “I was just obeying orders.”

    Under a similar context, was deemed as not a valid argument to shake guilt.