• arrow74@lemmy.zip
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    Yep I like to remind people in most wars the average soldier is conscripted. With the penalty for leaving it running being death.

    At what point do we expect the individual to forfeit their life for their morals? There’s no straightforward answer to this, but it does murky the waters around good or bad in any given conflict. I wouldn’t use this absolve all crimes either, if just makes it difficult

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      24 hours ago

      at what point do we expect the individual to forfeit their life for their morals?

      The amount of “why aren’t Americans just going out, buying guns, and shooting suspected ICE agents” has me think too many aren’t thinking through this question rationally, unfortunately