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All Innocent Death is Equal
Why emphasizing the death of children in war is an excuse to kill more of them
“Violence is a disease, a disease that corrupts all who use it regardless of the cause.”
-Chris Hedges
Americans need to quit speaking about civilian casualties in war as if they are unintended rather than the planned tactic of war mongering psychopaths. The purpose of military conflicts is to destroy those they have labeled the enemy, impose their will, and destroy their ability to continue fighting. The tactics have always included civilian deaths and always will. Those taking part in it or promoting it do not regret it and in truth, actually hope to increase the deaths of children to instigate more support from their voting population.
Why Are Some Deaths Considered Worse Than Others
The death of babies is not worse than the needless death of anyone else. Death from beheading is the same death as being blown to bits by rockets, or shot in the head by a rifle. I personally find some types of death more gruesome than others, but dead is dead. The needless death of a soldier is no different than the needless death of a baby. Only the propaganda machines try and convince us this is not true.
Do you believe the parents or siblings of soldiers do not grieve their loss the same as parents whose babies were slaughtered? Why would you think a babies death is worse than that of any other age? All needless death is evil, and there are very few times when it comes to war, that death is not needless. All life is precious, and the taking of any life is tragic, even the lives of convicted criminals executed by the state.
As Chris Hedges states in an article to sheerpost:
“Dividing the world into worthy and unworthy victims is a tactic used to justify our crimes and demonize our enemies. Conflicts will not be solved until all nations abide by international law and all victims are deemed worthy.”
-Chris Hedges Sheerpost March 7, 2022.
The vast majority of wars are about money and control, not protection of civilians, and the idea that any war does not purposely target civilians is ludicrous. The United States and Allies purposely…
