Logen Kain on Nostr: Yea, it's been years since I've studied the trials, but those were high ranking ...
Yea, it's been years since I've studied the trials, but those were high ranking officials. Different rules apply.
When a country loses a war, what happens to its officials must align with the political goals of the winners.
Maybe that's executions, maybe that's mercy, trade power, or any number of other options.
For the average person? If they are following the laws of their government, they should not be expected to have been also following the laws/ethics/culture of the victors.
Imagine if an anti abortion country defeats a pro abortion country.
Do the victors punish all the people who had abortions?
What if it's via exposure instead? Where is the line? Murder? Who defines that?
The victors can change the law, but they have no moral grounds to punish the citizens for crimes they did not commit.
Furthermore, amnesty tends to go over better than persecution. Victors aren't looking for rebellion.
When a country loses a war, what happens to its officials must align with the political goals of the winners.
Maybe that's executions, maybe that's mercy, trade power, or any number of other options.
For the average person? If they are following the laws of their government, they should not be expected to have been also following the laws/ethics/culture of the victors.
Imagine if an anti abortion country defeats a pro abortion country.
Do the victors punish all the people who had abortions?
What if it's via exposure instead? Where is the line? Murder? Who defines that?
The victors can change the law, but they have no moral grounds to punish the citizens for crimes they did not commit.
Furthermore, amnesty tends to go over better than persecution. Victors aren't looking for rebellion.