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Nevilledog

(51,022 posts)
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 12:56 AM Feb 2021

The rarely seen "Reverse Nuremberg Defense."



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Feb 10, 2021
Trump supporters wearing Trump gear stormed the capitol after being directed to march to the capitol by Trump after they were summed to D.C. by Trump based on election fraud lies promoted by Trump.

But who's to say who's at fault for this unpreventable tragedy?

The argument "You can only blame the people who carry out the acts, not the leaders who direct them" is the rarely seen "Reverse Nuremberg Defense."
4:18 PM · Feb 10, 2021
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The rarely seen "Reverse Nuremberg Defense." (Original Post) Nevilledog Feb 2021 OP
Kick burrowowl Feb 2021 #1
K&R! SheltieLover Feb 2021 #2
... Nevilledog Feb 2021 #3
The Grebmerun Defense Blue Owl Feb 2021 #4
"I was only giving the orders!" greenjar_01 Feb 2021 #5
Strange defense for sure Generic Other Feb 2021 #6
But, I was only giving orders lame54 Feb 2021 #7

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
6. Strange defense for sure
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 03:19 AM
Feb 2021

I am so tired of this...I feel the organizers exploited and groomed a lot of dumb shits as human shields. And the leaders will blame innocent people because of it...

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