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Soldiers life threatened by his own side.
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RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side.
Quote:One does not simply abandon one's principles.

Is violence a moral means to an end,as a principle? Sometimes. Is war moral,in principle? No, I do not believe so. So what? I need to respond to what is,no to the way I would like things to be.

When it comes down to personal survival, I am not not willing to sit on any moral high horse,from which I will be shot off, becoming very dead.

Are soldiers immoral, in killing others in war? A profound moral question for which I have no answer and for which there is no consensus. The question of whether this person or that is a soldier is a semantic quibble and no true Scotsman fallacy. (and reveals a risible ignorance of the army its culture)

Above all,morality is a survival tool,based on pragmatism;is is subjective and constantly changing.
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RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by liam - June 4, 2012 at 10:01 pm
RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by liam - June 4, 2012 at 10:09 pm
RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by liam - June 8, 2012 at 10:29 am
RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by liam - June 10, 2012 at 4:45 pm
RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by liam - June 11, 2012 at 1:26 pm
RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by padraic - June 8, 2012 at 8:46 pm
RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by liam - June 11, 2012 at 1:38 pm
RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by liam - June 11, 2012 at 1:51 pm
RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by liam - June 11, 2012 at 2:20 pm
RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by liam - June 12, 2012 at 2:09 pm
RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by liam - June 12, 2012 at 3:30 pm
RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by liam - June 12, 2012 at 4:16 pm
RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by liam - June 13, 2012 at 3:04 pm
RE: Soldiers life threatened by his own side. - by liam - June 13, 2012 at 5:37 pm

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