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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I mean, you can do a pre-emptive surprise strike against a foreign military and still be the "good guys". It's just that we aren't the good guys when we did this pre-emptive military strike against a foreign military.... Or grade school girls... Because our top military brass has been replaced by retards loyal to trump.

[–] theolodis@feddit.org 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Name one good guy that did a "pre-emptive" (whatever that means in this context, because Iran for sure wouldn't have attacked the US) strike against a foreign military.

[–] guy@piefed.social 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Iran absolutely would. How haven't you heard of the imminent threat of an attack?! It has been there for 47 years man!

[–] theolodis@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago

Yes, maybe Iran would if it wasn't preemptively attacked every year. But also, are we considering Iran being the good guy?

[–] forrgott@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Everybody is the hero in their own story. Incidentally, this is something Maga do not understand; they honestly believe everyone else just wants them to fail, that we all know we're wrong and trying to take them down, anyway. For them, we all actively chose evil.

But, my point is "good guy" is inherently subjective. But that means you cannot preemptively strike and not be the villain, as well.

There is no "good guy" in the theater of war, though; to be involved is to be as evil as everyone else there.