• @[email protected]
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    3 months ago

    Which is worse: using “child soldiers” to fight genocide or genociding children including those too young to be soldiers?

    B/c the “both sides” argument is just obvious BS.

    • Flying SquidM
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      -43 months ago

      I would say killing children in large numbers is a form of genocide.

        • Flying SquidM
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          -13 months ago

          It seems like it is to me. Killing all the children means there won’t be a next generation.

          • archomrade [he/him]
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            13 months ago

            Hey guys, I drive a SUV, does that mean I’m in the mob?

            No, not that, by itself. But look at all the facts. He seeeeems like a mobster.

            • Flying SquidM
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              -13 months ago

              I have no idea what you’re trying to say.

              • archomrade [he/him]
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                13 months ago

                I am comparing your use of the word ‘genocide’ to describe a rebel group because they use under-18 soldiers to dwight accusing a pushy italian-american insurance salesman of being in the mob because he drives an suv.

                Not as funny when it needs to be explained, though.

                • Flying SquidM
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                  3 months ago

                  Cool, that’s not what I said, but ok.

                  Maybe don’t put words in my mouth?

                  • archomrade [he/him]
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                    13 months ago

                    So your point about them using child soldiers is unrelated to your claim that they’re “killing children in large numbers”?

                    Seemed like you were conflating the two, maybe I got that wrong.

                    When you casually drop ‘genocide’ into a conversation without elaborating on who or what you’re talking about you’re likely to cause some confusion.