So uh, an officer ordering the killing of civilians or prisoners of war isn't a war crime?Words possess no such force, have zero connection to another’s actions, and thus speaking cannot be justified as criminal act. — NOS4A2
They are crimes according to some species of legalism, but they wouldn’t be if people refused to do what they were ordered. So despite the legal theories the fact remains: whether people obey or disobey an order is not determined by the words. — NOS4A2
I'm sympathetic to your position, but it's false to claim that one person's words have zero connection to another's actions.Bullets can tear through a person’s body. Shooting someone is justifiably a criminal act. Words possess no such force, have zero connection to another’s actions, and thus speaking cannot be justified as criminal act. I think your view is magical thinking. — NOS4A2
Words/information cause reactions. That's why advertising works.What is the connection? — NOS4A2
I'm sympathetic to your position, but it's false to claim that one person's words have zero connection to another's actions. — Relativist
What is the connection? — NOS4A2
Words/information cause reactions. That's why advertising works.
I don’t go out and buy something whenever I see an advertisement for it. — NOS4A2
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. — Keyser Söze
I don’t go out and buy something whenever I see an advertisement for it. — NOS4A2
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