In Response to the War Crimes caught on video Thread

In summary, the conversation was about a video posted by Adam showing Americans shooting a wounded Iraqi and cheering, and how it was interpreted differently on CNN. The feature also discussed the psychological effects of killing on young soldiers. The same interview with a sergeant was shown, where he expressed regrets and shame for the cheer. The conversation also touched on the nature of war and how it is a constant in human history, as well as the idea of pacifism and its practicality. One person shared a story of a Marine who re-enlisted to fight in Gulf I, and another mentioned the correlation between wealth and the desire for war.
  • #71
And a huge number of native Americans died under the hands of Brits and others during the creation of the USA, too. Do we ignore all of those deaths, even though it was precisely that effort which created the USA?
 
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  • #72
Uhmm, not all of them were slaughtered, some died of associative causes, simply diseases, brought over, and the 'Brits' (and the rest) died of the export of the natives, Tabacco! so the universe is balanced, in ends...Oh yes, Canada was about 100 years later...then the US's Formation...
 
  • #73
Balanced: casinos vs rural slums. But back to topic...
 
  • #74
We had it here too, of course. I'm not sure of the numbers though. There has been some debate recently about the numbers of locals killed when Euros came to Australia. Many textbooks give a certain example of how aborigines here were treated, and reference one specific incident. But recently a guy showed evidence that the person supposedly responsible was actually over in England at the time, and the actual records of the alleged massacre show only four deaths, as opposed to the hundreds previously claimed. Personally I think one death is too many. But in general, I'm not sure of the actual numbers involved in the colonisation of Australia.
 
  • #75
Adam said:
We had it here too, of course. I'm not sure of the numbers though. There has been some debate recently about the numbers of locals killed when Euros came to Australia. Many textbooks give a certain example of how aborigines here were treated, and reference one specific incident. But recently a guy showed evidence that the person supposedly responsible was actually over in England at the time, and the actual records of the alleged massacre show only four deaths, as opposed to the hundreds previously claimed. Personally I think one death is too many. But in general, I'm not sure of the actual numbers involved in the colonisation of Australia.

If I were an aborigine living in Australia, I might wonder why you don't invest more time on some of these issues, instead of spending endless hours bashing America. After all, charity begins at home.

You openly admit that you haven't even taken the time to research the "actual numbers" enough to venture a guess as to the exact figure. The aborigines are not "actual numbers" they are human beings, and they deserve to be treated as such.
 
  • #76
This thread has gone too far off-topic.
 

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