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Iโm not going to go refind the examples, but there have been stories about things soldiers do that are definitely not ordered by anyone else. There can be a level of cruelty at times that is completely on the individual and they cannot always hide behind โI was told toโ.
O i totally agree, this is exactly why i started with 'this is might get a lot of downvotes'. But the crimes on the pictures where not crimes by individual soldiers. These things were done by individuals who were told to. I'm not saying that makes them innocent, I'm saying they weren't the most guilty. The most guilty in my opinion are the men who scheme and think up of plans like this, and then order others to execute it.
If someone did a horrific thing and then told me they werenโt as guilty as their boss Iโd be fairly confident saying that if their first priority was to justify their actions then they can also get absolutely fucked.
But not every soldiers' first priority are justifying their actions. Please note that the title of this post is insinuating that all veterans are to blame, not some or even the majority of them. Also note the title omits the bosses, the people who gave the orders.That is why I replied. We would only disagree if you'd believe the boss isn't guilty because he didn't do the execution of his plans.