Yeah nah, the highest calling is ensuring integrity. Everything else must come second to that or there will be none, and if the military cannot conduct itself in a trustworthy manner then it cannot be trusted and loses the privilege of secrecy.
If individual soldiers are endangered then it is the military who endangered them, not the person blowing the whistle.
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Yeah unfortunately nothing is infallible and it’s better in my opinion to keep a fucked up secret then have 10 men die so we can be open and honest all the time
Ilandar@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Men (and children) did die, though. That’s the point.
unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 7 months ago
More than 10 I might add
Ilandar@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Yes, although I did find it a little ironic that when I went to Wikipedia to check this it specifically mentioned “at least 10” deaths. All human lives are equal, of course, but to me there is an important difference between the deaths of completely innocent and uninvolved civilians vs the deaths of service men and women to have chosen to involve themselves in a conflict. Western bias makes it easy to overlook this point, but those civilians who were murdered are literally just us in a parallel universe. We owe it to ourselves as much as anyone else to properly investigate these crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice. And if governments and military organisations are unable to do this transparently, then anyone who does (journalists, whistleblowers, etc) should be celebrated and protected.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 7 months ago
wtaf
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
You’re one of the saner voices around these parts.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I honestly don’t even know how to respond to someone saying they would rather have 10 people die because of keeping a fucked up secret than have an open and honest society. Like seriously that’s just beyond the pale.
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
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