Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
Little kids don't know what the fuck. The only reason this is news is because he posted it on youtube.
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
Cap in 'yo ass.
Which is unfortunately true of too many things in this age of easy communication where every village idiot has a global soapbox.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Verily, Bloodsage doth proclaim:
It should be a felony to use the phrase "war crimes" unless one is either a lawyer or military. 90% of people who say that have no fucking idea what they're talking about.Which is unfortunately true of too many things in this age of easy communication where every village idiot has a global soapbox.
Out of idle curiosity, would you mind defining "war crimes" for us, Bloodsage?
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
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Steven Steve had this to say about Duck Tales:
Perhaps you could use the internet to determine what the definition is
But he's a military man, so only he can set the definition.
and the number one culprit
"Fascist"
99% of the people using any of these political buzzwords have no idea what they mean. Maradon! fucked around with this message on 04-25-2008 at 06:30 PM.
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Maradon! had this to say about Tron:
"War crimes," "Disenfranchised," "Freedom of speech," "Fairness," "Free Trade,"and the number one culprit
"Fascist"
Zair fucked around with this message on 04-26-2008 at 01:08 AM.
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Bent over the coffee table, Delphi Aegis squealed:
But he's a military man, so only he can set the definition.
For example, if Evil Dictator chains a bunch of nuns to a key bridge, I can still bomb it. If he builds a missile launcher on top of a children's hospital, I can still bomb it. If his GHQ is next door to a baby milk factory and an old folks home, I can still bomb it. Contrary to popular stupidity, collateral damage and civilian casualties are in no way prohibited by the laws of war.
It's not something that can be explained in a catchphrase.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage had this to say about Punky Brewster:
For example, if Evil Dictator chains a bunch of nuns to a key bridge, I can still bomb it. If he builds a missile launcher on top of a children's hospital, I can still bomb it. If his GHQ is next door to a baby milk factory and an old folks home, I can still bomb it. Contrary to popular stupidity, collateral damage and civilian casualties are in no way prohibited by the laws of war.It's not something that can be explained in a catchphrase.
Technically, when in a state of war, any operation that supports the war effort is considered a legitimate target, right?
Say like a factory that manufactures tires. Those tires are utilized on military aircraft and trucks. Since that tire producer is aiding the war effort, albeit indirectly, they are still considered a military target.
That's how it was explained to me. It is a legit target simply because they are knowingly assisting the effort of the war machine.
The only thing that pops to mind that can be considered 'war crimes' are the Nazi concentration camps. They were stuffed into substandard conditions on purpose, denied basic necessities, and experimented on without consent. They were subjected to atrocities that were unnecessary.
So uh... yeah. I havent gone to a war college, and I doubt I ever will, but just from the general training we get in my command, that's what I picked up.
Am I wrong, 'Sage?
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So quoth Bloodsage:
For example, if Evil Dictator chains a bunch of nuns to a key bridge, I can still bomb it. If he builds a missile launcher on top of a children's hospital, I can still bomb it. If his GHQ is next door to a baby milk factory and an old folks home, I can still bomb it. Contrary to popular stupidity, collateral damage and civilian casualties are in no way prohibited by the laws of war.It's not something that can be explained in a catchphrase.
From what I understand, the evil dictator in your examples would be guilty of war crimes in example 1 defintaly and possibly 2, but not in three I think?
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Peter Model 2000 was programmed to say:
From what I understand, the evil dictator in your examples would be guilty of war crimes in example 1 defintaly and possibly 2, but not in three I think?
No. Same reason nobody did shit when we nuked Heroshima and Nagasaki. The primary target was a valid military target (heavy manufacturing centers). I may not agree with the decision to use nukes, but legally speaking it wasn't a war crime.
Now, if we had bombed a residential area for no other reason then to kill civilians, then there might be a case. But that's not what happened.
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Zair had this to say about Robocop:
You can buy T-shirts here with that logo and the print "Welcome to Germany" on them.
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Tarquinn wrote this stupid crap:
Well, close.
Good way to get yer ass kicked in Deutschland.
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Kinanik thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
Good way to get yer ass kicked in Deutschland.
I honestly have no idea if this t-shirt is pro, contra, or whatever. Tarquinn fucked around with this message on 04-29-2008 at 05:41 AM.
