“Human shield” is a label that is applied to place the blame for civilian deaths on one’s enemy. It a very useful propaganda phrase for painting your enemies(or anyone really) as inhuman monsters worthy of slaughter.
Citations needed recently did a very informative episode on the history and use of the phrase
“Human shield” is a label that is applied to place the blame for civilian deaths on one’s enemy. It a very useful propaganda phrase for painting your enemies(or anyone really) as inhuman monsters worthy of slaughter.
Citations needed recently did a very informative episode on the history and use of the phrase