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Originally Posted by theking
Whether something is unethical is subjective. Having said that a soldier has an avenue to officially protest what he may believe to be an illegal order. He had better be right when he does this as there may very well be consequences if the powers that be decide that the order was not an illegal order. One of the consequences may be a discharge under less than honorable conditions or even an out and out Dishonorable Discharge.
"A Few Good Men" was a movie. Movies are fictional. If the Axis would have been the victors the "NuembergTrials" would have been held against the Allies. "Subjective".
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That movie was fictional but it doesn't mean it can't provide an interesting premise for discussion.
Who was prosecuted after WW2 may have been subjective, it doesn't mean the actions of people during the war were subjective. I would say objectively there were war crimes on both sides, only one side was prosecuted.
Do you really want to argue that ethics are subjective?