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dykeogenes · 1 year ago

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quick fyi: the term ‘war crime’ ceases to have meaning the moment you designate a group of people— any group of people— against whom it is legitimate to commit them.

that isn’t a political statement. it’s just how the concept of war crime works. there were some interesting conventions written about it that you might like to read. the Red Cross has a page about them.

#you have instantly lost the argument the second you state #that anyone on the planet— no matter how fundamentally evil you believe they are—#is exempt from your concept of human rights.#note my use of the word LEGITIMATE. not ‘inevitable’. not even ‘justifiable.’#those are entirely different discussions and ones i am intentionally omitting from this post.#but this— and specifically this— I will stand behind with complete conviction #and i will not compromise on it.#and if you feel differently i suggest you tread very cautiously in your politics #because rules of war are the grounds on which the concept of inviolable human rights is built.#they are the core. they are the minimum.#you cannot believe in fundamental human rights unless you believe that those rights are unconditional #and you do not believe they are unconditional unless you believe they apply to your absolute greatest enemies.#I would also remind you that the fourth Geneva Convention was signed in 1949.#every single signatory asked themselves if they believed these things strongly enough to apply them to Hitler before they put pen to paper.#consider that very carefully before you label anyone so deeply evil as to be exempt from the basic rules of war.#rhi talks #alrighty #anon’s on so send your death threats and call me a fascist if you so choose! it won’t be a very good look for you though.#violence /#war /#murder /

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