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Duppers

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7. The only exception

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #6)

Tue May 28, 2019, 03:14 AM

May 2019

I would have is the obvious: to defend innocent people from slaughter. So, I'm not a total pacifist. Don't think most folks are.

Where the problem arises is when innocent country men are drafted into a war of aggression. Swearing an oath to "defend" a country often has nothing to do with the word "defend" but rather with making a dictator, crooked politicians, and corporations rich. Most all of us here know this.

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Actually, it will not be 'Trump pardons war criminals'. It will be 'America pardons war criminals'. [View all] keithbvadu2 May 2019 OP

Ouch. Karadeniz May 2019 #1

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What about the Revolutionary War or the Civil War...were they good? nt UniteFightBack May 2019 #3

I am an old school pacifist...so sue me. BigmanPigman May 2019 #4

👏 Duppers May 2019 #5

I didn't expect that! BigmanPigman May 2019 #6

The only exception Duppers May 2019 #7