Comment by ericmay
2 months ago
> and their government has no qualms with committing war crimes.
Safe reminder both Israel and Iran, and arguably Iran more so, commit “war crimes”.
2 months ago
> and their government has no qualms with committing war crimes.
Safe reminder both Israel and Iran, and arguably Iran more so, commit “war crimes”.
..and so the thin veil of the post war order fell away, not with a bang but with proclamations of moral relativism perceived as virtue.
Sorry, I’m not following your point. Could you explain?
If we are at a point where - instead of condemning each active warcrime as being independently abhorrent, we are offering friendly suggestions to consider each in relation to others on some subjective view of severity then I don't see much hope for our children.
The semblance of an international order post world war 2 at least suggested that we as a species were attempting to move toward a better place. Many notable breaches occurred but there was a much stronger universal condemnation of each, with real political repercussions even for western powers.
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