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minus-squareRiverside@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·5 hours ago Nobody wins in war The Vietnamese won, as a matter of fact, and liberated themselves from colonialism as a consequence
minus-squareLumiNocta@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour agoTrue, and admirable. But the cost of winning, even if losing isn’t an option, is still loss. So many people lost.
minus-squareRiverside@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour agoYeah but I’d shift the phrasing from “nobody wins from war” to “carpet bombing of civilians by an imperialist power is evil”
minus-squarefort_burp@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·41 minutes agoDon’t forget napalm and defoliants.
The Vietnamese won, as a matter of fact, and liberated themselves from colonialism as a consequence
True, and admirable. But the cost of winning, even if losing isn’t an option, is still loss.
So many people lost.
Yeah but I’d shift the phrasing from “nobody wins from war” to “carpet bombing of civilians by an imperialist power is evil”
Don’t forget napalm and defoliants.