• bthest@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    Even before bombers existed for every person killed on a battlefield a ton of people who didn’t see a single enemy soldier died because that army had destroyed or used up the region’s food supplies or introduced a new disease or diverted a river’s water.

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      14 hours ago

      Yeah, and also, many political leaders just say, “kill your enemies,” and the deed gets done nowadays. I’m pretty sure that’s been the case for a long time too.