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minus-squareFuckFascism@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoWhat does that have to do with civilians being legitimate targets in war?
minus-squareGinny [they/she]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoIt depends on your definition of “legitimate”, I suppose. My point is that the targeting of civilians is still and always has been common in war. It may now be de jure illegal but it is de facto not policed.
minus-squareFuckFascism@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoThe word legitimate has a pretty specific definition it’s not really something that can be reasonably debated.
What does that have to do with civilians being legitimate targets in war?
It depends on your definition of “legitimate”, I suppose.
My point is that the targeting of civilians is still and always has been common in war. It may now be de jure illegal but it is de facto not policed.
The word legitimate has a pretty specific definition it’s not really something that can be reasonably debated.