• itisileclerk@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    Why Hegseth? He didn’t push the button, but some idiot to whom ordinary Americans would shout “thank you for your service.” “I’m just following orders” is not an excuse, many such people were shot by the Nuremberg Tribunal for war crimes they committed because someone ordered them to.

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      29 days ago

      The submarine commander didn’t do this unilaterally. He was clearly ordered to do so, and that order would have come from Hegseth or Trump.

    • FlexibleToast@lemmy.world
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      29 days ago

      Because responsibility starts with leadership. It’s a very simple concept that current leaders ignore and we pay the price for.

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      28 days ago

      No one was shot as a result of Nuremberg trials. And only, like, nine people were hanged as a result of them.