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.
Sure, except the OP was not condemning each active warcrime as being independently abhorrent, they were only condemning Israeli warcrimes as being abhorrent. I was just independently reminding folks that Iran is also committing abhorrent warcrimes and those need to be condemned very vocally.
> 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.
Unfortunately neither Russia, China, Iran (Hamas/Palestine, Hezbollah, Houthis, &c), North Korea, Cuba nor other anti-western actors valued that order and instead have sought to destroy it. The world we live in today and the issues we are seeing are primarily due to their actions. In each circumstance the above list (and there are others) demonstrably took actions under their authoritarian anti-democratic governments or societies to break down the order you value.
No-one alive more than a few years needs reminding that Iran is part of the 'axis of evil'. However, there are a large number of people unaware that my country and allies are also currently committing warcrimes.
You have the right to believe what you like, in my opinion the consequences for blaming our own crimes on others is dire.
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.
Sure, except the OP was not condemning each active warcrime as being independently abhorrent, they were only condemning Israeli warcrimes as being abhorrent. I was just independently reminding folks that Iran is also committing abhorrent warcrimes and those need to be condemned very vocally.
> 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.
Unfortunately neither Russia, China, Iran (Hamas/Palestine, Hezbollah, Houthis, &c), North Korea, Cuba nor other anti-western actors valued that order and instead have sought to destroy it. The world we live in today and the issues we are seeing are primarily due to their actions. In each circumstance the above list (and there are others) demonstrably took actions under their authoritarian anti-democratic governments or societies to break down the order you value.
No-one alive more than a few years needs reminding that Iran is part of the 'axis of evil'. However, there are a large number of people unaware that my country and allies are also currently committing warcrimes.
You have the right to believe what you like, in my opinion the consequences for blaming our own crimes on others is dire.
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