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minus-squareAMoralNihilist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoWe don’t force enough bad actors to pay reparations. And war criminals get off scot free as long as they’re from a certain set of nations. I also agree 100%, and this post is not meant to be a whataboutism. Just because some criminals get away with it doesn’t mean others should.
minus-squarePhotonic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoThat precedent has already been set decades ago, unfortunately. We do need to address that one too, but that is going to be a much harder challenge. But in the meantime, let’s not set any new ones. The world is in a poor enough state as it is.
We don’t force enough bad actors to pay reparations. And war criminals get off scot free as long as they’re from a certain set of nations.
I also agree 100%, and this post is not meant to be a whataboutism. Just because some criminals get away with it doesn’t mean others should.
That precedent has already been set decades ago, unfortunately. We do need to address that one too, but that is going to be a much harder challenge.
But in the meantime, let’s not set any new ones. The world is in a poor enough state as it is.