• hibsen@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      The Taliban’s methods of warfare, in and of themselves, don’t even meet criterion A for a PTSD diagnosis. The man wouldn’t necessarily have to be in combat to meet that, but it’s a lot more likely if he did (which, by all evidence I’ve seen, he didn’t).

      Being paranoid is not PTSD.

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      10 months ago

      The American’s asymmetrical warfare and the resulting paranoia itself can give you PTSD.

      If you spend years always expecting a drone bombing your wedding, always being told to expect a drone bombing your wedding, you will see a drone bombing your wedding everywhere.

      Even if your wedding never were actually drone bombed.

      Not that i’m defending him but asymmetrical warfare can and will fuck you up.