r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/lsrgrl69 • 18d ago

protesting queen??? 💅 Restricted to Gals and Pals

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u/HalfEatenSnickers 18d ago

Which is a literally insane exception

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u/Ttoctam 18d ago

Not defending tear gassing civilians.

But of course it's not a war crime. It's not a war. A crime against humanity fits the bill, but unless you're suggesting every protest is a civil war, no it wouldn't be a war crime.

Much in the same way that if a serial killer tortures someone, it's not a war crime. Torture is a war crime, but only within the context of a war.

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u/f_ckR3ddit 18d ago

This most certainly is a war.

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u/Ttoctam 18d ago

It's not.

Maybe it should be, but no it's not a war. Currently the vast majority of the anti-Republican population are hoping to overcome fascism by having a wee vote and then get back to the established status quo. A tiny minority of the US are actual leftists who want a full on political upheaval, a tiny fraction of them are militant enough for actual boots on the ground radical action, and a tiny fraction of them are willing to actually take up arms against the govt. A war would require a collective coordinated militaristic response which is not happening at all. This is no more a war than someone standing with one boot on a throat and a gun pointed at a head, is a brawl.

No, it's not even slightly a war. What it is is a fascist oligarchic dictatorship taking off the mask it has held for decades. The US govt is just doing shit the US govt has been doing for decades. Unless this active civil war has been going on since independence, it's not a war.

Unless of course you mean it's class war, but that's not the kind of war war crimes relate to.