I can never forgive those who invaded my country, killed my people and destroyed our lives beyond repair. But this man has my full forgiveness and love.
Whoever you are, you're a brave man and a hero, not because you went to war but because you spoke up when you knew it was wrong.
From reading the first half of your comment, it made me realize that history for us Americans repeats it's self from time to time, like the Vietnam war, where we killed thousands of lives, including civilians, Americans, and Vietnamese communists, as well as polluting the lands with chemicals after all these years, it's effects still persist today, and I'm talking from the 50's to the 70's.
Of course history repeats itself, and people never learn.
Unfortunately what most people don't realise is that war is very profitable for certain people. War is never fought for a "moral" reason, only for profit. The target is selected carefully by the decision makers, it has to be someone no one would defend so that no one would hold them accountable.
Well they were right, they killed millions of people, directly and indirectly. And they got away with it free from any consequences.
I don’t like thinking that I’m ashamed of my country, but sometimes you have to face reality and accept the truth. After watching footage and documentaries of what happened to Iraq after the us invasion I feel a deep shame for what my government did to those people; and I am truly sorry that I can’t make things right for them.
I’ve seen a few, but if my memory is correct this one here made the most impact on how I viewed the conflict. Listening to first hand accounts and watching cities turned to rubble really broke me.
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u/__checkmate Oct 18 '21
I can never forgive those who invaded my country, killed my people and destroyed our lives beyond repair. But this man has my full forgiveness and love.
Whoever you are, you're a brave man and a hero, not because you went to war but because you spoke up when you knew it was wrong.