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I would like to open a discussion on a particular term, specifically "innocent lives".?
Let me preface this discussion by stating my opinion firsthand, followed by some framing, then I would like to know your honest opinion on the term.
MY opinion is the term "innocent lives" is a propeganda term used to tug at the public's heartstrings and manipulate people into feeling a certain way.
So what makes a life or lives "innocent", exactly? Is a life innocent up to a certain age? Like, once you turn 18 something magical happens whereby innocence is lost? Do old people exist in a state of super-non-innocence and are thus worth less, or does one regain innocense again at a certain age? Is it matter of life experience, relating to something? Perhaps sex? Or maybe crime? If you are a fellon, is your life no longer classified as innocent? What if you're a virgin, or maybe a nun? What if you're a virgin nun and you butcher a room full of felons? Are you still innocent? Perhaps its something you've seen or heard that makes you not innocent. Perhaps its psychological? Or based on intelligence? Or self awareneaa? So tell me, what in YOUR eyes qualifies a life as innocent or not? Be spexific and supportive of your ideas. I'm genuinely curious.
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- Anonymous5 years ago
The term is not "propaganda," but certainly it can sometimes be used to have an effect on public opinion in a given situation
You're also overthinking it. "Innocent life" simply means people who did nothing to call down any violence or other harm on them. It has nothing to do with virginity or age or some psychological state of innocence.
Perhaps the best example is civilians in a war zone. They are not combatants, they are just ordinary people trying to get along, they aren't doing anyone any harm. In the context of a conflict, in war, the combatants TRY to avoid taking these innocent lives. It may not work, but protecting them from harm is the preferred goal.
- ∅Lv 75 years ago
they're using key words to control your thoughts and feelings. doesn't work when you do that crazy thing called "thinking"...
