Rx_Hawk [he/him] to askchapo • 3 months agoWould you consider Forrest Gump, given his developmental disability, a war criminal?Removed by modlockmessage-squaremessage-square25 fedilinkarrow-up16
arrow-up16message-squareWould you consider Forrest Gump, given his developmental disability, a war criminal?Removed by modlockRx_Hawk [he/him] to askchapo • 3 months agomessage-square25 Commentsfedilink
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brhexbear20·3 months agoHe was an American soldier, so yes, he's a war criminal in my book. linkfedilink
minus-squareRx_Hawk [he/him]hexagonhexbear4·3 months agoThats definitely a fair perspective, but he was clearly exploited into being involved. link
minus-squareOwl [he/him]hexbear8·3 months agoMost of the front line war criminals are being exploited into being involved. Why would those be mutually exclusive? Everyone who has ever done something evil has done so for an internally understandable reason. link
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brhexbear6·3 months agoHe could shoot his commanding officer and never did it. Why? linkfedilink
minus-squareD61 [any]hexbear4·3 months agoBoth can be true, you can be exploited and still be guilty of being a part of something bad. Somebody blackmails you into hurting somebody else, you're a victim of blackmail but you still hurt somebody else. Both things are true at the same time. link
minus-squareRx_Hawk [he/him]hexagonhexbear2·3 months agoRight, but that person knows what they are doing is wrong. link
He was an American soldier, so yes, he's a war criminal in my book.
Thats definitely a fair perspective, but he was clearly exploited into being involved.
Most of the front line war criminals are being exploited into being involved. Why would those be mutually exclusive?
Everyone who has ever done something evil has done so for an internally understandable reason.
He could shoot his commanding officer and never did it. Why?
Both can be true, you can be exploited and still be guilty of being a part of something bad.
Somebody blackmails you into hurting somebody else, you're a victim of blackmail but you still hurt somebody else. Both things are true at the same time.
Right, but that person knows what they are doing is wrong.