☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to History@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 month agoJapan’s “great ally”, USA, used to boil flesh off of Japanese skulls and send them home as war trophies and gifts to their sweeties back home.rarehistoricalphotos.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkJapan’s “great ally”, USA, used to boil flesh off of Japanese skulls and send them home as war trophies and gifts to their sweeties back home.rarehistoricalphotos.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to History@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squarediegeticalt (any)@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoTaking body parts as trophies is against the Geneva convention
minus-squareBurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoYeah, but American troops did it so its just a heckin “war is hell” moment. No need to wrestle with it, just shug your big R rational shoulders
minus-squarediegeticalt (any)@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoRight? Like sure, war crimes happen during war. They’re still bad, though.
minus-squareBurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIn fact, war crimes can only happen during war. That means they need to be discussed and not just handwaved with “war is hell”
minus-squareCyberMonkey404@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoAnd don’t forget to shit on the Soviets while you’re at it
Taking body parts as trophies is against the Geneva convention
Yeah, but American troops did it so its just a heckin “war is hell” moment. No need to wrestle with it, just shug your big R rational shoulders
Right? Like sure, war crimes happen during war. They’re still bad, though.
In fact, war crimes can only happen during war. That means they need to be discussed and not just handwaved with “war is hell”
Very good point!
And don’t forget to shit on the Soviets while you’re at it