#war crimes etc.

[worstloki]

Was kissinger a zionist or something?

Zionism was very much not the main thing he was known for

#National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under US Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford #millions killed in the global south #people are still affected by things he facilitated #Cambodia Vietnam Bangladesh Argentina #CIA overthrowing Chile’s was one #the list is pretty long #war crimes etc. #man lived to 100 #I suggest you look into it if you’re curious #briefly at least #Zionist sure but the rest...

[undercat-overdog]

"It's ok to kill elves because they respawn" and "death isn't serious for elves" will never not be a hilariously bad argument.

Respawn is hardly guaranteed. At least some individuals (Aegnor, Feanor, Finwe) will not be reborn, at least for the entire lifespan of the planet; death can be permanent. I think the various writings about Mandos and rebirth (plenty of juicy stuff in NoME in particular if you're looking) imply that it's not particularly uncommon for Elves not to return to life.

Mandos isn't a pleasant place to be nor is it where Elves are meant to be. Its name literally means "prison" - the word is related to "Angband" even (the "mandos" and "band" elements are cognate).

Death itself is pretty damn traumatic! Even if I pop back up in 15 minutes like a mob in an mmo, a sword through the gut's not fun.

All evidence suggests that Elves (and Valar) treat death very seriously and don't think it's unimportant. The Elves of Beleriand don't even sing songs about Fingolfin's death because the grief is too much.

For Elves of Middle-earth who are killed, go Mandos, and are reborn in Aman - they are sent somewhere that they may not willingly have chosen to go and can't leave. There's not really a great real world analogue to this (I'm intentionally avoiding the potential closest ones for reasons) but I don't think it's good and removing that choice - through violently murdering someone - is itself a crime.

#thrown together post no quotes sorry #meta #semi-related: i think fandom throws around terms like 'war crime' etc too flippantly at times? #not saying they can't be used #(and can be applicable but the term also has a legal meaning and definition in our world) #and i'm uncomfortable when it's used in casual or humorous contexts

[leverage-ot3]

okay so I keep general politics off this blog (other than eat the rich, obviously) but I am so tired of hearing this shit from family members on facebook and am heated at the moment so:

this blog stands with palestine 🇵🇸

#I got into an argument with two family members on facebook after I shared a boycott israel-supporting businesses #and I just responded with actual links to articles etc etc #but my aunt literally said im too young and privileged to understand and this post will follow me for the rest of my life #young? yes. privileged? yes #but I use that privilege to speak up for victims whose voices they aren’t listening to #and I fucking hope this post follows me. let it show I was against literal war crimes. fucking good #anyways im really angry right now. won’t delete later though #not leverage #jackie talks #about me #mine #i stand with palestine

[yellow-yarrow]

*goes to art school* *learns art history* *learns aesthetics* *gets a masters degree* time to put this knowledge to use *draws this*

#well you see the grey (->pale) triangle (-> sharp wedge -> impaling ->war crimes) (-> tower) representing Nilsen becomes quite phallic when #it's penetrating the red (-> communism) cirlce (-> unity etc; a planet which the triangle also orbits) #while referencing El Lissitzky's Beat the whites with the red wedge. this too is yuri. i mean yaoi #*crowd starts booing me* what is this if not erotica?! * they take me off the stage*

[poisonousquinzel]

#literally yall can just 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ and not talk about it but no #even though disney isnt one of the ones we're supposed to Boycott that doesn't mean they weren't on the list #they're just one we're supposed to put pressure on because #realistically fully boycotting disney would be next to impossible with their monopoly over the industry #but that means cancelling subscriptions not promoting their new content or talking about it etc #social justice #palestine #not dc #bds movement #being neutral abt genocide doesnt make you a good person. #this isnt something you can be on the fence about you're either against Israel & the war crimes they're openly commiting or you're not. #gaza #disney

[old-man-hell]

the cleons really are just spoiled little pedigreed cats meowing for their fancy feast. even got collars on them.

#thinking specifically about those fluffy ones with the big blue eyes #no thoughts just war crimes #they're not even [REDACTED] anymore.... #the foundation #cleon xiii #cleon xvii #etc etc #had this thought earlier and confirmed now

[trans-xianxian]

as much as I love wei wuxian and slander against him is banned from this house I Do sometimes think that people forget he's like. supposed to be a morally complex person who did things that were bad. like the whole point of him and his story is that he was a good man who was pushed to do terrible things, and when we fail to examine those terrible things/completely ignore them, we're sort of doing wei wuxian and the points being made by his arc a disservice

#I think ppl get very defensive #and don't realize that bad actions =/= bad person #which is kind of the whole point of story #or even more so like. how justification works into all of it #like objectively mass murder is generally considered not great #but wei wuxian was practically forced through years of mistreatment and public ostracization #into the bloodbath and nevernight #like thats the whole THING thats the whole STORY #and part of his resurrection is him coming to terms with the fact that he did things he never wanted to!!!! #like aaaaadghfhhh shakes you shakes you shakes you THATS THE WHOLE POINT #like I love him we know this I'm his number 1 fan I think his war crimes are sexy etc etc #but when engaging in genuine thoughtful analysis of his character #it is a disservice to say he did nothing wrong #and loving his character Anyway is also kind of the point #someone can do terrible things and still deserve to be loved #ghost posts #text #wwx

[clove-pinks]

I wish I could remember what nonfiction book it was, where young(er) Frederick Marryat makes a cameo appearance. It could have been about naval signal codes, battling smugglers in the 1810s-1820s, or his awful family idk.

But the primary source meets an obnoxiously young but still Captain Frederick Marryat, in a time of high unemployment among naval officers after the Napoleonic Wars. And he is basically like, "Nyah nyah my rich dad got me a boat." >:) which tbh sounds exactly like what I would expect for young Captain Marryat.

#frederick marryat #captain marryat #i swear this is real #i may be exaggerating marryat's obnoxiousness in my memory #but that DOES sound in character for him #he was still obnoxious in middle age albeit more reflective about war crimes etc. #shaun talks #age of sail

[unbidden-yidden]

Nothing but respect for MY flag! 🫡

#don't let anyone ever tell you that Midwesterners don't have culture #they do and it's fruit pizza #and jello war crimes #and an uncomfortable amount of ranch dressing #etc.

[antigonenikk]

#they should have included this in the series #eugene sledge #with the old breed #rifleman friend………. i need to know who it was #hes so sparse with NAMES give me the NAMES #i know its bc the implications (the war crimes etc) but still professor sledge!!!!!! #dont just say my buddy give me his christian name right NOW!!!!! #every other page my buddy my buddy #was it bill? jay??? another one of the guys???? snaf ??? like….. #well never know!

[skrunksthatwunk]

kinda drives me up a wall when people go "hey i think x action in a war/combat scenario is inhumane and cruel and shitty" and someone responds with "oh but within the laws of war it's allowed or there's procedure for it etc etc". it doesn't have to be a war crime to be unforgivable man it's a shitty rulebook anyway

#like whether or not something's bad isn't determined by whether or not it adheres to arbitrary rules people made up and never obey #i thought we all knew that already. c'mon man. get a grip #obviously war crimes are bad but that's not where the badness potential ends y'know #this post is due to my dad talking about smth i sent him mentioning US troops firing on a bunch of guys in smth on deserters and he was lik #well they're not like citizens or refugees or deserters they're retreating enemy combattants. so it's different. #it IS different but isn't it still like. overly brutal? idk. #like would you want them to pursue Your ppl regardless? are they not allowed mercy just because you proved stronger? your positions could #be swapped easily and you'd think that as fellow combattants you would feel that deeply. idk maybe i'm just too soft or whatever but like. #seems stupid to me. war generally seems stupid to me but this specifically right now seems stupid to me #yes i know there are practical concerns and sacrifices in combat that make sense when you're actually there and me saying there should be n #wars and we should make it a fucking priority to not have wars doesn't mean ppl already in a decision-making role in the field should do #what i (an idealist) would do. they're responsible for minimizing loss and shit. whatever. doesn't mean it's not fucked up anyway. #and that's assuming the best case scenario for a leader in such a position. usually they just want to minimize Their side's losses. usually #by maximizing the other side's. or they just want to win and will sacrifice anyone for it if it's practical #which happens a Lot. usually it's a mix of the latter two to my understanding #as if americans' lives matter more than anyone else's and the other side doesn't have a right to mourn bc they offended us somehow #ugh that shit irks me so bad dude. there'll be like a terrorist attack in europe or smth and the news'll be like #ONE AMERICAN WAS KILLED. and twenty swiss. THE AMERICAN WAS VISITING FAMILY THERE ON SUNDAY MORNING WHEN TRAGEDY STRUCK etc etc #fucking hate that. i don't care if they're on 'my team' or whatever they're all equally human and equally dead #why the hell should i care if one of them was an american. just say 21 people died. like i get reporting on it briefly ig to like notify #ppl At Best but like. it's so grating. why can't you be normal about other people fucking goddamn you #why is this a controversial statement. why is giving a shit about people killing each other (often for like 10 ppl's financial gain) wrong #like. come on. i don't care if they 'deserve it' or whatever because i don't think they do. and even if they Did i don't think it's #America's Time To Step Up!!! every time smth like this happens (but only when it is financially beneficial to us to do so #such that we ignore atrocities all the fucking time bc it's inconvenient. we're not superheros. we're cops.) #not saying america shouldn't do anything bc like. idk. you screw everyone over to have all the power maybe you should use that influence fo #good. but my definition of 'good' is wayyyy way different from everybody who's ever held office here apparently so like. nuts to that #eugh. anyway im cutting myself off here rant over. for now

[bi-demon-ium]

i love that technically the adults qualify as "found family but they're all criminals". like look at this wholesome bunch of nerds. they love committing grand theft auto, identity fraud, forgery, and more

#number two committing war crimes and tax evasion in equal measure #rhonda lies about her identity for fun and profit #you think the disguises are just for the mission? she's pulling out disguises for groceries #milligan is ironically the least likely to steal/lie/etc but a) he will b) he has beat up so many people #but in his defense ninety percent of the time they were trying to Kidnap His Friend #nicholas meanwhile is the funniest because while he very much is like. oh crimes and thievery??? me??? #he's also like anyway i love doing forgery and blackmail and bribes. #IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE #the mysterious benedict society #mbs disney

[romanken]

Cried twice while reading morning son this acc crazy. Wdym my silly pulpy scifi novels got serious...

#roque... i didnt even like him but darrow did. sneef snorf #red rising is about men being terribly obsessed and in love with darrow and doing war crimes about it. sevro tactus roque cassius etc

[hamartia-grander]

My life advice is that you don't have to have a succinct and intellectually worded argument to counter every shitbag jacking off in your notes/asks/etc. They literally can't get smarter no matter how hard you try so you have full permission to troll them or tell them to get cucked or joke about fucking their mom. It is always morally correct to obliterate haters in the most degrading ways possible

#dbh #resident evil #star wars #etc #As I'm typing this I'm remembering the 'don't ask me for advice I advocate breakups and crimes' post and I'm thinking maybe that's me #But fr what are they gonna do. Even if they try arguing with you/bringing up counterpoints #they're not gonna change they're not gonna get smart no matter how eloquently you explain yourself #So at that point? Just roast the shit out of them. This is my life advice. #Tell the misogynists you'll fuck their girl right in front of them #I'm not speaking from experience oh no. I have never said that before. [read in John Mulaney's voice]

[koheletgirl]

biggest keep it steady crimes:

no epoferre

no eponine crush on marius (also no marius but who cares about marius)

no hickey scene

#there are obviously some minor crimes. such as r not being obsessed with enjy's looks #them not being allowed to say fuck #no mentions of my favorite war character (r's addict brother) #gabe not being enjcoded enough in general #r knowing when prom is??? #etc etc etc #it is very good though. one thing about it #sorry for being obsessed with a fic to the point of being obsessed with the fics podcast. do you still think im sexy #🤎

[langernameohnebedeutung]

Is this funeral home practice video legal: No.

#sometimes his really minor crimes are actually as funny/funnier than the big ones #it just entertains me that even all the brain dealing utopium gang war stuff aside his funeral home practices could get him into jail #fandom #izombie #he probably doesn't even have a real licence #Dale and Clive could have tried keeping him for that after Peyton gave him immunity for all his narcotics charges etc