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[–] CDommunist@hexbear.net 41 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

70% to 90% of them were innocent

Lib ass headline

Implying torturing them would be okay if "guilty" for the crime of standing up against a foreign invading empire

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 25 points 7 months ago

Fair callout, I meant it in a sense that there wasn't even any pretext even using empire's own rules. But I completely agree with you.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 20 points 7 months ago

Came here to say this. You're not allowed to torture guilty people either. It's not worse that some were innocent because innocent people aren't less deserving of torture than the guilty cause there IS NO GRADIENT ON THE MORALITY OF TORTURE, it's never ever ever okay and there is no circumstance that makes it more justifiable. To include this just means the author is willing to make exceptions regarding torture.

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 29 points 7 months ago (1 children)

we tortured some folks

-the "good guys"

[–] DampSquid 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

"We're not committing genocide, we're just paying for others to do it"

  • Also "The Good Guys"
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 22 points 7 months ago

Guys, guys, it's ok. It's just a double standard. Come on.

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 20 points 7 months ago

being tortured while someone is present should be a legal reason to kill them

this post has nothing to do with Ronald Dion DeSantis

[–] Yor@hexbear.net 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Honestly don't feel bad at all when I say level this country