SD, you ask many questions…each has an answer. Can we figure out why we straddle the fence between wanton killing and humanitarian treatment in times of war? YES Do we feel guilty? SOMEWHAT Are we trying to say that we're not all that bad? NOT JUST TRYING Why do we care? BECAUSE WE ARE HUMANS Is there that much confusion in war objective? IN SOME SITUATIONS, YES Was the German soldier no longer an enemy just because he was unarmed? YES Isn't being an enemy a state of mind? YES, AND OFTEN IT MANIFESTS PHYSICALLY TOO Won't all those released return to attack when their numbers have reorganized and reached the point of becoming a formidable enemy? NO
On Jun 14, 8:36 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > OK so we've covered some definitions and perspectives and maybe even > had a few drinks. Now! > Can we figure out why we straddle the fence between wanton killing and > humanitarian treatment in times of war? Do we feel guilty? Are we > trying to say that we're not all that bad? Why do we care? > > In the movie Saving Private Ryan, Capt. Millers interpreter, Cpl. > Upham intervenes in a desire to shoot a captured German. Eventually > after much arguing they let the soldier go. Later, in another scene > that same soldier, rejoined with his regiment, gains access to > building and kills one of the men that wanted to kill him earlier. > > I guess initially the German enemy was set free because he was > captured and was now unarmed and they just couldn't kill him in cold > blood. How many enemies did that soldier kill since they let him go? > I don't get it. Is there that much confusion in war objective? I > guess it is somewhat like the death penalty issue where opponents > would rather we preserve the lives of those that want to kill us. > > Was the German soldier no longer an enemy just because he was > unarmed? Isn't being an enemy a state of mind? Won't all those > released return to attack when their numbers have reorganized and > reached the point of becoming a formidable enemy? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
