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Re:US Army applying new areas of math by gdy on Friday March 22, 2019 @05:10AM (#19460705)
It's nice to displace the guilt for democratically electing a government that orders your military to kill people by blaming the military instead of yourself.
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Re:US Army applying new areas of math by cf498 on Friday March 22, 2019 @10:54AM (#19463081)
I wouldnt assume that you could displace that.

But why would you assume an either or to begin with? Soldiers are certainly responsible for their actions like anyone else, no matter their orders. Just as people giving the orders are responsible for whats done on their behalf. I also dont think it would be to controversial to also see responsibility of the people who voted them into office.

I would have hoped, that the excuse of just following orders had died with the end of WW2.

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