Op you’ve touched on why war fucks people up so bad. These are people who are just living, even when we see their actions as fucked up and heinous. A lot of times they are there because they were told to be and while it doesn’t justify their actions once you humanize someone killing them has a rippling impact on your psyche.
They have family people waiting for them to return and you snuffed it out.
It’s why we dehumanize our enemies killing humans goes against our very nature but we do it because sometimes it must be done.
Op you’ve touched on why war fucks people up so bad. These are people who are just living, even when we see their actions as fucked up and heinous. A lot of times they are there because they were told to be and while it doesn’t justify their actions once you humanize someone killing them has a rippling impact on your psyche.
They have family people waiting for them to return and you snuffed it out.
It’s why we dehumanize our enemies killing humans goes against our very nature but we do it because sometimes it must be done.