The death of any soldier is a tragic event. They are at the end of the day just a human being who had wants and desires.
Sure, there will always be some select zealots who really did sign up for “the love of the game”, as it were. But the vast majority of almost all enlisted or conscripted forces are a bunch of regular folk who are either forced into this by desperation or necessity, or fed enough curated propaganda that they think they’re doing the right thing- and don’t know any better.
This applies to even the worst countries, US, russia, even Nazi Germany; most of Germany’s troops in WWII were a bunch of scared kids scammed by propaganda or forced into the service when Hitler’s back was against the wall.
And that’s really the crux of it- That soldier died because of their leader’s actions, and that’s where the blame should lie.
Lemmy’s insatiable dehumanization of most “colonizer” military forces is frankly downright disgusting.
The death of any soldier is a tragic event. They are at the end of the day just a human being who had wants and desires.
Sure, there will always be some select zealots who really did sign up for “the love of the game”, as it were. But the vast majority of almost all enlisted or conscripted forces are a bunch of regular folk who are either forced into this by desperation or necessity, or fed enough curated propaganda that they think they’re doing the right thing- and don’t know any better.
This applies to even the worst countries, US, russia, even Nazi Germany; most of Germany’s troops in WWII were a bunch of scared kids scammed by propaganda or forced into the service when Hitler’s back was against the wall.
And that’s really the crux of it- That soldier died because of their leader’s actions, and that’s where the blame should lie. Lemmy’s insatiable dehumanization of most “colonizer” military forces is frankly downright disgusting.