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[-] mob@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I agree with the sentiment in context of these "next level" atrocities, for lack of better way to phrase it.

But I disagree with "No one person commits atrocities alone; there must be some backing". Plenty of atrocities have happened because one person decided to be a dickhead

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I actually can't think of one on a geopolitical scale. There's always some other people involved.

[-] mob@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Oh yeah, geopolitical is probably a better way to phrase it than "next level".

That I agree with. I just felt like saying "nobody commits atrocities alone" removes some blame from some monsters out there that have done terrible shit.

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Oh absolutely. That's why I made a point to qualify it like that. Atrocities can go from a mass shooting carried out by one person to a genocide carried out by an entire government.

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