TerryWogansBum
TerryWogansBum t1_jd6lzr0 wrote
Reply to comment by penguiin_ in 'I killed a man today': Russian Klim Kerzhaev soldier accused of war crimes in absentia after audio files intercepted | CNN by Viagra_Was_My_Idea
My Lai, Abu Gharib.
TerryWogansBum t1_jd6lwrt wrote
Reply to comment by Higira in 'I killed a man today': Russian Klim Kerzhaev soldier accused of war crimes in absentia after audio files intercepted | CNN by Viagra_Was_My_Idea
The US does it selectively. They literally sanction outside parties even looking into their war crimes. The war crimes the US acticevely punishes to a decent extent are convenient ones. My Lai? Couple of years house arrest for ONE guy. Abu Gharib? Extremely light sentences. Eddie Gallagher? Presidential pardon.
If you'd ever seen the aftermath of what they did at My Lai that "punishment" should sicken you. Hundreds of children raped and mutilated. An entire village massacred out of sheer bloodlust. And a couple of years house arrest (which caused outrage among the US populace, not the leniency but that any punishment happened at all)
TerryWogansBum t1_jabojgt wrote
Reply to comment by ttgx1000 in China calls for cease-fire in Ukraine, peace talks by 04_STI
Reddit users generally don't consider the Chinese as people.
TerryWogansBum t1_iyd2xn1 wrote
Reply to China to punish internet users for 'liking' posts in crackdown after zero-Covid protests by graveaffairsod
Been talking to some mates in China. Some of whom were of the belief that trusting the government was the default right thing to do. Pretty much all of them were openly critical of the government over wechat, something I never expected to see.
Something big is brewing right now it seems. The government might have pushed it too far.
TerryWogansBum t1_iy7lumw wrote
Reply to comment by MukdenMan in Vigil held in Taipei to show support for COVID-19 lockdown protests in China by Saltedline
Ahhh, makes more sense now.
TerryWogansBum t1_iy7bow3 wrote
Reply to comment by canuckle1211 in Vigil held in Taipei to show support for COVID-19 lockdown protests in China by Saltedline
I was more curious as to what the user meant. Not having a go at the English.
TerryWogansBum t1_iy74ae6 wrote
Reply to comment by faithfoliage in Vigil held in Taipei to show support for COVID-19 lockdown protests in China by Saltedline
Well Taipei is a part of Taiwan but I've never heard anyone phrase it exactly like that.
TerryWogansBum t1_iy6x2hn wrote
Reply to comment by faithfoliage in Vigil held in Taipei to show support for COVID-19 lockdown protests in China by Saltedline
What an odd way to phrase it.
TerryWogansBum t1_iui0a3g wrote
Reply to comment by Ivanthegorilla in U.S. partnering with India to enable it play 'broader stabilising role' in Indo-Pacific: senior Pentagon official by Gopu_17
The US actively engaged in genocide in Yemen over the last decade to help their buds the Sauds. Sick and fucking tired of burgers acting indignant about this shit when they are the biggest, bloodthirsty, monstrous cunts that have the nerve to act like moral arbiters. It's fucking disgusting
TerryWogansBum t1_iuhzngf wrote
Reply to comment by Ivanthegorilla in U.S. partnering with India to enable it play 'broader stabilising role' in Indo-Pacific: senior Pentagon official by Gopu_17
The other user meant that if you only care about Ukraine being invaded and not the million or so brown countries the US is consistently massacring then there might be an underlying reason.
TerryWogansBum t1_iuhyr7j wrote
Reply to comment by Ivanthegorilla in U.S. partnering with India to enable it play 'broader stabilising role' in Indo-Pacific: senior Pentagon official by Gopu_17
Most of the world supports Ukraine but ignores Yemen because the GOOD GUYS US and UK are actively involved in that ongoing genocide. Most of the world is very selective on what atrocoties it gives a shit about. Most of the world plays pretend on morals.
TerryWogansBum t1_iu35r54 wrote
Reply to comment by Upset_Leek295 in Afghanistan Becomes World's 'Least Secure' Country: Report by Gopu_17
If that were any other country it would've been seen as a fair crack, but because it was about the US? Ahhh, that famed American thick skin!
TerryWogansBum t1_jd7d5wo wrote
Reply to comment by penguiin_ in 'I killed a man today': Russian Klim Kerzhaev soldier accused of war crimes in absentia after audio files intercepted | CNN by Viagra_Was_My_Idea
I agree there at least. Russian warcrimes are happening RIGHT NOW so of course they're the primary concern. But the US are pushing themselves as a white knight in this situation so it's important not to forget their crimes just because there's something more current.