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Why Can’t Johnny Kill? 11th Hour Conscientious Objection and Moral Injury Ep. 178
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The subject of killing in war has largely been unexplored by the libertarian community, at the very least in its relation to the morality of war. Most who have studied the topic in depth are military or working with the military.
This week’s episode is an introduction to what will be a major area of inquiry for the podcast going forward. We will explore this resistance to killing and its relationship to moral injury. We will also attempt to answer the question: does the immorality of a particular increase the rate of moral injury suffered in that war?
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Additional Citations:
Collateral Murder
Winter Soldier Testimony
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