• technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 month ago

    Which is worse: using “child soldiers” to fight genocide or genociding children including those too young to be soldiers?

    B/c the “both sides” argument is just obvious BS.

      • archomrade [he/him]
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        29 days ago

        Errr- i see why you might want to say that but that’s not how it works

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          29 days ago

          It seems like it is to me. Killing all the children means there won’t be a next generation.

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            29 days ago

            Hey guys, I drive a SUV, does that mean I’m in the mob?

            No, not that, by itself. But look at all the facts. He seeeeems like a mobster.

              • archomrade [he/him]
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                29 days ago

                I am comparing your use of the word ‘genocide’ to describe a rebel group because they use under-18 soldiers to dwight accusing a pushy italian-american insurance salesman of being in the mob because he drives an suv.

                Not as funny when it needs to be explained, though.

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                    29 days ago

                    So your point about them using child soldiers is unrelated to your claim that they’re “killing children in large numbers”?

                    Seemed like you were conflating the two, maybe I got that wrong.

                    When you casually drop ‘genocide’ into a conversation without elaborating on who or what you’re talking about you’re likely to cause some confusion.