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Re:Why Men Love War (1984) by aphextron on Friday May 04, 2018 @10:36PM (#17000032)
One person's killing is another's murder. The act is the same regardless. There is no innocent self defense in war.
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Re:Why Men Love War (1984) by JackCh on Friday May 04, 2018 @10:59PM (#17000090)
> "The act is the same regardless."

I think most would say context matters.

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Re:Why Men Love War (1984) by Viliam1234 on Saturday May 05, 2018 @08:34PM (#17004676)
Excuses _are_ important; it's just the reality that remains the same.
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Re:Why Men Love War (1984) by drdeadringer on Saturday May 05, 2018 @02:05PM (#17002918)
Legally, at least.
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Re:Why Men Love War (1984) by JackCh on Saturday May 05, 2018 @08:01PM (#17004575)
I think most people would say that context matters ethically or morally too.
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