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Anon follows orders (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The military trains you to follow orders without question

The US military trains the soldiers to assess whether their orders are illegal and refuse them if they are. Or at least that's what they did pre-2025

[–] Deme@sopuli.xyz 32 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I think every western army does that. Or at least did, as you said. But it's a moot point in this situation. If you're ordered to guard a building in the middle of the night, you assume that it's at worst just something inconsequential and stupid. "Oh now they want me to stand here for some reason? Sure, I guess."

They weren't gunning down civilians or anything like that. Shooting people floating in the water after their boat was blown up is a much clearer violation.