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(11-25-2015, 07:52 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: Thanks for trying to educate ne, but I'm quite familiar with history, thanks.
I feel like you're missing my point, so I'll just try to get it across again.
People do terrible things to other human beings in a close and personal manner every day all over the world. It is not that they haven't intellectually understood that the guy they're roasting to death (thanks, Daesh!) isn't a human being. It's that they don't care. Or they feel justified. Or they want money or power more than they care for the life of another human being.
And, again, Turkey didn't shoot down a Russian jet because they didn't think of Russian people as actual...you know...people. They shot it down because it violated their airspace. They warned Russia in advance multiple times. They warned the specific aircraft itself multiple times, and told them they would respond in force.
Russia didn't ignore these warnings because they somehow forgot the Turks are human beings. They ignored the warnings because they thought they could get away with it (anyone who's dealt with a toddler will recognize this behavior).
This time, they didn't get away with it. It's truly tragic thst the pilot died, but he WAS warned.
Now let's hope this doesn't escalate because if Russia attacks Turkey, we're genuinely fucked.
Say you're right and they do recognize them as human beings with thoughts, feelings, hopes, families and friends who love them. Doesn't that make it all the more terrible? To recognize someone as human and to kill them anyway for your own benefit is practically the definition of a monster.
(11-25-2015, 08:24 PM)McBeefâ„¢ Wrote: People see each other as humans.
Maybe this is mind blowing to some people, but you can see someone as human, kill them, and still not feel bad about it.Â
That's what soldiers do.
I can tell you from personal experience as a soldier, if at any point it stops bothering you, then you know that you have a serious problem.