Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSAS troops ‘executed Afghan males of fighting age’, inquiry hearswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1156arrow-down19cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlinepolitics@hexbear.netnews@hexbear.networldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkSAS troops ‘executed Afghan males of fighting age’, inquiry hearswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlinepolitics@hexbear.netnews@hexbear.networldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-square∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down3·1 year agoYou gotta be a particular kind of person to be able to pull the trigger while aiming at a kid.
minus-squareours@lemmy.filmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·1 year agoDeep-rooted racism and dehumanizing a group of people certainly “helped”.
minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·edit-21 year agoStanley Milgrim disagrees, and it’s a really important lesson in better understanding humanity! And how humans are obedient to authority. Anyone is capable of pulling that trigger. The common denominator is simply obedience to authority.
You gotta be a particular kind of person to be able to pull the trigger while aiming at a kid.
Deep-rooted racism and dehumanizing a group of people certainly “helped”.
Stanley Milgrim disagrees, and it’s a really important lesson in better understanding humanity! And how humans are obedient to authority.
Anyone is capable of pulling that trigger. The common denominator is simply obedience to authority.