dude@lemmings.worldM to news@lemmings.worldEnglish · 18 days agoRetired Army general says US may need ‘Nuremberg’ like trials for Trump’s ‘illegal orders’ in Iran warwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square100linkfedilinkarrow-up1714
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minus-squareToastedRavioli@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days ago “If he were to do that… it would be the commitment of a great war crime.” “Great” and “war crime” probably should not be in the same sentence. Especially adjacent to each other
minus-squaredavepleasebehave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 days agoSome say the greatest.
minus-squareMousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoYeah, but probably best to use a different word that means “large” in this context.
minus-squareArcadeep@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days ago‘Great’ does not necessarily mean ‘good’
minus-squaredegen@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoTo be fair as it’s meant is pretty bad too. Like can’t we draw the line at normal war crimes? (/s?)
minus-squareMantzy81@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoHave anyone introduced Great Britain into this conversation yet?
minus-squareToastedRavioli@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoYes, I understand it would be an awesome war crime And nothing about that phrasing in modern parlance sounds odd whatsoever
minus-squareTyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoAlexander the Great wasn’t called as such because he was chill. Neither was Ivan the Terrible bad at his job
“Great” and “war crime” probably should not be in the same sentence. Especially adjacent to each other
Great means large.
Some say the greatest.
Alexander the Huge
Girthy
Yeah, but probably best to use a different word that means “large” in this context.
‘Great’ does not necessarily mean ‘good’
To be fair as it’s meant is pretty bad too.
Like can’t we draw the line at normal war crimes? (/s?)
Have anyone introduced Great Britain into this conversation yet?
Yes, I understand it would be an awesome war crime
And nothing about that phrasing in modern parlance sounds odd whatsoever
Alexander the Great wasn’t called as such because he was chill. Neither was Ivan the Terrible bad at his job