☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to History@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-26 days 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-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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-26 days agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareBurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days 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-squareCyberMonkey404@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoAnd don’t forget to shit on the Soviets while you’re at it
minus-squarediegeticalt (any)@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoRight? Like sure, war crimes happen during war. They’re still bad, though.
minus-squareBurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoIn fact, war crimes can only happen during war. That means they need to be discussed and not just handwaved with “war is hell”
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
And don’t forget to shit on the Soviets while you’re at it
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!