well.
So for those who responded with nothing but sarcasm and malice towards the US as a country, I would like to state, "How many times have you had the ability to do the right thing, but didn't?" That includes seeing a can and picking it up, even if it's covered in dog shit. The right thing is to pick it up anyway and throw it out. This is just thee most mundane daily life example, and unless you go up there and throw it out, I'm pretty sure that the rest of you can't even pipe up even a minute moment. The reason why most people target the US is because, well, it's a large country, and does a lot of stuff. And truth be told, it can't even DO anything without other people stating THEIR OWN OPINION, and I'm pretty sure it's been said before but hey, we're probably one of the only countries in the world, willing (at least in a public stance, on a persona level, it varies) that says, "We'll fight for your right to say what you want."
But the quote and the game itself speaks in spades.
But in short, "It's bad to do bad things." But what can you do if the "bad things" are hiding out with the good?
I'm pretty sure that the main character from The Witcher covered it pretty well, when whe was talking to his friend in the tavern/bar. Nothing is cut and dry anymore, 'evil' or 'bad people' hide and work within the loops and whorls of the law, etc.Cananatra said:It is war. Despite what many people want to believe war has no rules, it is the very embodiment of might is right. So often when soldiers invade a country in modern times these "terrorists" hide behind civilians and modern western morality prevents simply mowing them down. Though I disagree with America's right to go and invade anyone they don't like I do feel they have been remarkably constrained in not simply leveling cities and wiping out the population that sheltered their foes as was the go-to method for the majority of human existence.
In this specific incident they were under attack, in a hostile environment. Anyone can carry a weapon. The attitude of shooting anyone in the area who doesn't have an American uniform, which seemed to prevail in this case, is not particularly nice, but it is realistic. Perhaps if they could have relied upon the civilians not to be sheltering a combatant it would not have been necessary. Unfortunately, it was common for civilians to shelter combatants and the American soldiers knew it.
So for those who responded with nothing but sarcasm and malice towards the US as a country, I would like to state, "How many times have you had the ability to do the right thing, but didn't?" That includes seeing a can and picking it up, even if it's covered in dog shit. The right thing is to pick it up anyway and throw it out. This is just thee most mundane daily life example, and unless you go up there and throw it out, I'm pretty sure that the rest of you can't even pipe up even a minute moment. The reason why most people target the US is because, well, it's a large country, and does a lot of stuff. And truth be told, it can't even DO anything without other people stating THEIR OWN OPINION, and I'm pretty sure it's been said before but hey, we're probably one of the only countries in the world, willing (at least in a public stance, on a persona level, it varies) that says, "We'll fight for your right to say what you want."
But the quote and the game itself speaks in spades.
But in short, "It's bad to do bad things." But what can you do if the "bad things" are hiding out with the good?