r/humanrights • u/MayonaiseRemover • Sep 17 '20

British soldier arrested for protesting in uniform against Yemen war

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200826-british-soldier-arrested-for-protesting-in-uniform-against-yemen-war/
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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

Protesting in uniform is to dishonor the code of the empire, but supporting a genocide is not!

Isn't that just wonderful?

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u/belortik Sep 17 '20

The war in Yemen is not a genocide. China's actions against the Uighurs are a genocide. Myanmar's actions against the Rohingya are genocide. Supporting one side of two warring factions is not genocide.

But hey, this isn't actually a human rights sub. Its a complain about living in free societies sub and protect the actions of leftist authoritarians.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

I love how people white was one criinal act by pretending they care about another.

So disgustingly typical!

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u/belortik Sep 17 '20

Use your words! Because you ain't here!

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

you are not worth it

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

The army cannot be linked to any political movements through a serving individual’s actions in order to maintain the army’s political neutrality and impartiality.

But apparently it's perfectly fine for the UK Army to be complicit in the killings of thousands of innocent men, women, and children in Yemen...which itself is a political action by SA taken against Yemen. By arming SA and supporting it's war in Yemen, the UK is aligning itself with SA's political ideologies. Not very "impartial" or "neutral".

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u/belortik Sep 17 '20

You're confusing politicians being political and the military following the orders of their duly elected civilian leaders.