FuckYourselfEndless [ze/hir] to canada • 1 year agoSoldiers Aren’t Victims, And They Deserve Contempt | The Maplelockexternal-linkmessage-square177 fedilinkarrow-up189
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minus-squareusernamesaredifficul [he/him]hexbear32·1 year agoI never understood the difference between a soldier killing someone and a murder link
minus-squareCannotSleep420hexbear20·1 year agoOne has the backing of a shit ton of other murderers, and they get a bunch of expensive hardware to murder with. link
minus-squarebarrbaric [he/him]hexbear9·1 year agoThe state has a monopoly on violence, so as long as you do violence in the service of the state it is acceptable. link
minus-squareGarbageShoot [he/him]hexbear4·1 year agoThe two acts are equivalent. You would agree that someone committing murder doesn't preclude them from ever in the future being able ally, right? link
I never understood the difference between a soldier killing someone and a murder
One has the backing of a shit ton of other murderers, and they get a bunch of expensive hardware to murder with.
The state has a monopoly on violence, so as long as you do violence in the service of the state it is acceptable.
The two acts are equivalent. You would agree that someone committing murder doesn't preclude them from ever in the future being able ally, right?