tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20194913.post114416742341710517..comments2023-06-21T22:53:14.473+10:00Comments on Panda Obscura: It's still murderonegiantpandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03771146764371857341noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20194913.post-1145289142418100042006-04-18T01:52:00.000+10:002006-04-18T01:52:00.000+10:00I probably ran the risk of making this into a blac...I probably ran the risk of making this into a black and white issue when, of course, it's not really, but there's such a great tendency for <I>everybody</I> to absolve soldiers of guilt that I think the argument was more effective this way.<BR/><BR/>More to the point, while I <I>do</I> agree that it is a complicated issue, I still think there's a certain point where it really just comes down to it being a position where you go and kill other people because you got told to. Mine isn't so much a moral argument but a plea for personal responsibility.onegiantpandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771146764371857341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20194913.post-1145192805893988992006-04-16T23:06:00.000+10:002006-04-16T23:06:00.000+10:00Broadly speaking, I agree...I don't know if it's n...Broadly speaking, I agree...I don't know if it's necessarily so black and white though.<BR/><BR/>I think there are a lot more issues involved and it's not such an easy picture to paint..<BR/><BR/>(sorry that was a lame comment, but it's either that or an essay..)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20194913.post-1144253825391319382006-04-06T02:17:00.000+10:002006-04-06T02:17:00.000+10:00Moe: agreed, but that's why I pointed out that the...Moe: agreed, but that's why I pointed out that the decision is made several times, not just at the point of pulling a trigger.<BR/><BR/>Renee: I'd be interested in looking at that for sure. And shamefully I've never seen Breaker Morant. Never seen Gallipoli either!onegiantpandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771146764371857341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20194913.post-1144238664361110972006-04-05T22:04:00.000+10:002006-04-05T22:04:00.000+10:00I should give you the article I did recently in my...I should give you the article I did recently in my journo class that looks at two soldiers inthe Boer War who were executed for killing civilians who had apparently surrendered... it goes into both sides of the argument of the consequences of being a soldier and having to kill. There's also an Australian movie released about it called "Breaker Morant"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20194913.post-1144212980008376382006-04-05T14:56:00.000+10:002006-04-05T14:56:00.000+10:00do note that there are consequences for the soldie...do note that there are consequences for the soldier (ie. death, incarceration etc.) for not pulling the trigger in circumstances as mentioned.<BR/>I'd rather murder 50 babies than die myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com