Virginia lawmakers on Monday passed a proposal that would require schools, if they teach students about the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to relay the facts of what actually happened, without including misinformation that the 2020 presidential election was stolen or that the attack was just a peaceful protest.
How old are you? Like you’re not wrong, but you’re talking like someone who still thinks everything is much more simple than it actually is. No offense.
I’m an old millennial. I don’t make excuses for my own behavior, so I won’t make any for others. Not taking personal responsibility for our own actions is how we get to the fucked up world we have now. Everyone wants to make excuses for why people do evil acts. US service member is no better than one from any other nation. I’ll hold them to the same standard as I would anyone else. Russian soldiers are responsible for the orders they follow, same as IDF, same as the SS, and same as US soldiers. Just following orders isn’t an excuse, and “I kill people for 3 hots, a cot, and the GI bill” isn’t a valid excuse either.
Okay fair points. Are you religious? Sounds like “Taking Responsibility” and “Receiving Punishment” are inseparable from your perspective.
IMO we wouldn’t have these problems if human beings weren’t fundamentally capable of being manipulated. As such I do have reservations about treating every single soldier like they’re a war criminal.
Lastly, I think one thing to feel no remorse and entirely another to say everyone categorically deserves what happens to them.