I wouldn't say so... In times past, maybe; but in this current century, war crimes can be committed on any given side of the battle. For example, America, one of the victors of WW2 was certainly put under massive amounts of criticism for the nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Either way, that's a pretty easy example. Let's go a bit deeper. The aforementioned crimes committed by America were certainly important in the offenses of the Allied forces during WW2, but there were also absolute atrocities committed by the Soviet Union, a victor of the war, during their occupation of Berlin. These acts were certainly frowned upon, albeit once the information reached the public. In fact, the crimes of Hitler and the Nazi regime were only discovered by the general public after the fact. One could argue against my point with a quote from Winston Churchill, "History is written by the victors". This was a major part of history for a very long time. Empires would crush other empires, towns, and cities and would barely get a second glance. But now, with the rise of mass communication, information can get from one side of the world to another in a fraction of a fraction of a second. The public tends to take part in judging whether something is good or evil, and can lead to divides, as was shown during the Revolutionary War, as well as many other revolutions from all around the world. In summary, war crimes could have easily been overlooked in the past, but are now committable by either side of any given war. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_war_crimes_during_World_War_II en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berlin www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
@ Killerninja I'm not saying that America shouldn't have dropped the nukes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I firmly believe that President Truman and the generals that advised him made the best possible choice, and even gave Japan warning beforehand. My point was not that the nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a bad thing, but rather highlighting the loss of life, and pointing out that the entire public was not at a consensus of whether it was a rational choice or not. It was certainly a devastating choice, but, in my opinion, it was the best choice given the circumstances. Source, specifically the section titled "No Surrender for the Japanese" : www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki EDIT: added @ Killerninja to be able to easily determine whom is speaking to whom
@ amak1131 What exactly do you mean by this? Are you trying to say "Criticism doesn't mean very much" or "'Criticism' doesn't mean a whole lot of criticism"? Either way, criticism is one of the driving forces in many countries. I will use my country, the United States of America, as an example, merely for simplicity's sake. Our system is built on a democratic mindset, meaning that people have the right to vote (as of now, at least) and if they don't agree with something, they can speak their mind on the topic. With this power, people have the ability to peacefully protest, and possibly even attract enough attention to get a change made. Criticism in America is a very important aspect of the democratic process, and can be expressed via the press or other outlets. These have the potential for change, or could simply spark minor debates. Previous criticisms can guide future choices made, and have much more power than meets the eye. EDIT: One word grammar edit
Monkbot10 Taking a french fry colloquially known as a Chip in Britain biting it and then dipping the exposed bitten part of it into a dip shared by multiple people is not only a war crime but a hate crime and an evil act.
A war crime is defined by the U.N as the following 1.weapon of war banned by the U.N being used 2.Genecoide 3.Use of illegal ammo 4.Killing an injured enemy 5.Killing a surrendered enemy 6.Use of chemical weapons 7.Breaking of any Geneva Convention 8.Breaking of Victoria Laws 9.And a whole lot of other stuff Thanks Game Theory
killing an injured enemy is considered a war crime? lol where's the logic in that? all enemies get injured with the first bullet that hits them therefore killing any enemy in war seems to be a "war crime" or perhaps when they are pre-injured if you kill them its considered a war crime but of course they will be injured i mean they will be fighting at a damn war
Cameron Siler depends. If you blow up a random person using your military, then yes that's a war crime. But just murdering yourself without explosions is just a crime crime.
Renegade Shep loves his M-6 Carnifex Hand Cannon ya we really messed up when we did that, I think it would have Been a better idea to just invade mainland Japan
Evolution X2A No we don't, the population boom is starting to decrease and will most likely stop at around 9-12 billion, and war deaths account for an astronomically tiny portion of human deaths. Malaria has done a far greater job at killing people.
That line when you said *We're pros at it* makes me remember an anime called GATE, its tech an anime about a world whos still at its medieval age against the JSDF with their tanks and guns.
i like.you so much because your are one of the few youtubers who dont beg about patreon support in every video, still.i hope you make a living out of this because you deserve it. you give us so much nice content
notthis prickagain No, some presidents weren't involved in any wars and/or murders. And believe it or not, there were some good ones. Like Teddy. Easily top 2.
Thoughty2 can you please do a video on what would happen if the ozone layer disappeared and has it done in the past Pls message me back even if it is to say no like if you agree and want to see a video on this
AJ007 1 GG I can answer that. Without the ozone layer life on earth would be wiped. The ozone is the major thing that protects us from the lethal UV rays
Doesn't make you innocent, but not a murderer either. Now let's say you invade a country and kick down someone's door and shoot everyone in there, men women children, that's murder and that is absolutely wrong. If your being shot at on the field like someone is gunning for your life, you have the right to take their life
Derek S By that logic, they have an equal right to take your life. It takes two to tango. Also, that's bullshit. Nobody has any sort of a right to take lives. Also, about the kicking down doors bit, have you ever looked into America's wars in the past... hundred years?
War crimes only matter if you lose
I wouldn't say so... In times past, maybe; but in this current century, war crimes can be committed on any given side of the battle. For example, America, one of the victors of WW2 was certainly put under massive amounts of criticism for the nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Either way, that's a pretty easy example. Let's go a bit deeper. The aforementioned crimes committed by America were certainly important in the offenses of the Allied forces during WW2, but there were also absolute atrocities committed by the Soviet Union, a victor of the war, during their occupation of Berlin. These acts were certainly frowned upon, albeit once the information reached the public. In fact, the crimes of Hitler and the Nazi regime were only discovered by the general public after the fact. One could argue against my point with a quote from Winston Churchill, "History is written by the victors". This was a major part of history for a very long time. Empires would crush other empires, towns, and cities and would barely get a second glance. But now, with the rise of mass communication, information can get from one side of the world to another in a fraction of a fraction of a second. The public tends to take part in judging whether something is good or evil, and can lead to divides, as was shown during the Revolutionary War, as well as many other revolutions from all around the world. In summary, war crimes could have easily been overlooked in the past, but are now committable by either side of any given war.
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_war_crimes_during_World_War_II
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berlin
www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
Criticism doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot.
@ Killerninja I'm not saying that America shouldn't have dropped the nukes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I firmly believe that President Truman and the generals that advised him made the best possible choice, and even gave Japan warning beforehand. My point was not that the nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a bad thing, but rather highlighting the loss of life, and pointing out that the entire public was not at a consensus of whether it was a rational choice or not. It was certainly a devastating choice, but, in my opinion, it was the best choice given the circumstances.
Source, specifically the section titled "No Surrender for the Japanese" :
www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
EDIT: added @ Killerninja to be able to easily determine whom is speaking to whom
@ amak1131 What exactly do you mean by this? Are you trying to say "Criticism doesn't mean very much" or "'Criticism' doesn't mean a whole lot of criticism"? Either way, criticism is one of the driving forces in many countries. I will use my country, the United States of America, as an example, merely for simplicity's sake. Our system is built on a democratic mindset, meaning that people have the right to vote (as of now, at least) and if they don't agree with something, they can speak their mind on the topic. With this power, people have the ability to peacefully protest, and possibly even attract enough attention to get a change made. Criticism in America is a very important aspect of the democratic process, and can be expressed via the press or other outlets. These have the potential for change, or could simply spark minor debates. Previous criticisms can guide future choices made, and have much more power than meets the eye.
EDIT: One word grammar edit
Enable Chaos Too bad that it's just a facade.
War Crime: Biting half of your chip and then dipping into a shared dip.
Max Jenner what? That is so different from my own culture I have no idea what it means.
Monkbot10 Taking a french fry colloquially known as a Chip in Britain biting it and then dipping the exposed bitten part of it into a dip shared by multiple people is not only a war crime but a hate crime and an evil act.
That's my way of saying "the dip belongs to me now."
Ahh!
Safe space!
Lol!
ghostirq you're an ass
Once I wore socks and sandals... that was a *wore* crime.
;)
Master Therion Ha, this is funny
clever
I swear you are in the comment section of EVERY video I watch on UA-cam
Also a holey war. Or how'd you get your feet in?
*facepalm*
A war crime is defined by the U.N as the following
1.weapon of war banned by the U.N being used
2.Genecoide
3.Use of illegal ammo
4.Killing an injured enemy
5.Killing a surrendered enemy
6.Use of chemical weapons
7.Breaking of any Geneva Convention
8.Breaking of Victoria Laws
9.And a whole lot of other stuff
Thanks Game Theory
Yolo 04 uwu
Yolo 04 You mean captured injured enemy right?
Yes
killing an injured enemy is considered a war crime? lol where's the logic in that? all enemies get injured with the first bullet that hits them therefore killing any enemy in war seems to be a "war crime" or perhaps when they are pre-injured if you kill them its considered a war crime but of course they will be injured i mean they will be fighting at a damn war
Holy run-on sentence, Batman! And the logic is that we don't want it to be fair game to take over a field hospital and massacre the occupants.
These days it's a crime not to go to war.
QB Mac after all they have oil that we... I mean I can make money off of.
www.reddit.com/r/im14andthisisdeep
These days?
This is the most peaceful era of humanity
yeah the fact we have time to complain about these issues really says something about this century (so far)
Charles Newham you're only saying that because you don't live in any of the counties that are at war atm
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Despite his channel's name, I have always thought he said "Hey, 42 here." Keep in mind I've been watching this guy for years now.
EVOL SCAVENGER but he does. he admitted it in a video a few months ago
Peyton McAdams Odd. Even the auto-generated captions show that he says thoughty2.
EVOL SCAVENGER one sec, imma go find the video.
Peyton McAdams yes rif 42 video
EVOL SCAVENGER me to
I bet if the camera zoomed out he'd have no pants on with socks up to his knees
Yess
and sandals
DAMNIT GHANDI. STOP WITH YOUR NUKES ALREADY. (Someone better understand this reference.)
Milsim Tac don't worry. I understand. Ghanaian trying to always Backstab people
ah yes warmongering ghandi where if he gets diplomacy his aggression goes to a negative number and next turn it is maxed out and he rushes nukes.
civilization in-game running gag
Not just Civilisation V. Happened in both IV and VI parts.
Please Gandhi only uses nukes for peaceful purposes!
A War Crime is when Thoughty2 doesn't upload
et 37 Hey! Fourty-Two here!
Is murder a war crime???
yes
Cameron Siler no
Cameron Siler depends. If you blow up a random person using your military, then yes that's a war crime. But just murdering yourself without explosions is just a crime crime.
+Monkbot10 Does it have to be explosive?
Cameron Siler no but dieng from getting killed is
My bathroom smells like a war crime after I eat Mexican
To answer the question in the title with two of the greatest ever examples: Hiroshima and Nagasaki. End of discussion.
Purposefully ignore Nanking lol
E lement.ǝuO 1 Two "of", you maniac. Go back to school.
Renegade Shep loves his M-6 Carnifex Hand Cannon That's one crime I'm happy that was committed.
Renegade Shep loves his M-6 Carnifex Hand Cannon ya we really messed up when we did that, I think it would have Been a better idea to just invade mainland Japan
Renegade Shep loves his M-6 Carnifex Hand Cannon "Terrorist attacks" "war crimes"
I love your channel because you are not limited to one theme (like only space related topics)! Great work and keep it running!
4:17 what if you paint your regular ships like hospital ones so they don't get destroyed? Would that be a war crime too?
The amount of dry sarcasm is amazing!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!
It's what I do to my Jewish girlfriend once a week on a friday night.
madcat789 that is amazing. hats off to you sir
please tell me you're German
damn!
I can't dude. she only likes baths.
for obvious reasons
This channel is so consistent with it's quality. Always well researched and presented. Keep it up man :)
Smoking cannabis with some Thoughty2...best way to spend an evening
👍🏽
1:37.. 'Enemry'..
Its so great though how you edit and complete the whole thing by yourself. Love your videos.
War is a crime.
I completly agree. Although in history, war is very interesting.
Evolution X2A mass population being killed is just a by product of war. It isn't the aim.
Exactly, war has the purpose of accomplishing ones goals or just to get a point across, most wars werent fought just to kill
Ok.
Evolution X2A No we don't, the population boom is starting to decrease and will most likely stop at around 9-12 billion, and war deaths account for an astronomically tiny portion of human deaths. Malaria has done a far greater job at killing people.
Probably your most important video ever.
THIS NEEDS TO GO VIRAL.
'And they all lived happily ever after.' - 8:43
If Thoughty2 said it, it must be true!
The Golden Eye line killed me.
Just spat Tea across my keyboard, haha.
Well Done!
This channel and this dude are just top tier stuff
One of your best videos so far. Congrats! But I'd recommend you to put references, links or even a bibliography in the description.
when you don't subscribe to Thoughty2
angery dogger Because I already am : )
This is literally my favorite channel on youtube
Thoughty2 can u make a video about the beginning of the tech era? I am really interested in it
your sense of humor has improved since is first found yo~ I enjoyed this outlook on thr definition of a war crime. thanks 42
1 view, yet UA-cam says the vid has 5 likes smh
ya
How many times do you need to repeat that stupid meme? smh
An edited comment with with over 5 likes. SMH
krishan devarajah Are you new to UA-cam or what ? lol.
Yep.
This has to be one of my favourite channel on UA-cam
The best kind of crime
this comment has 1 reply but it has zero replies and will soon have one reply although it will say two replies, keep up the good work youtube.
That line when you said *We're pros at it* makes me remember an anime called GATE, its tech an anime about a world whos still at its medieval age against the JSDF with their tanks and guns.
I think he's cute
I'd listen to him read the instruction manual on installing a garbage disposal system.
i like.you so much because your are one of the few youtubers who dont beg about patreon support in every video,
still.i hope you make a living out of this because you deserve it. you give us so much nice content
Why does no talk about the Armenian genciode
Striped Ramsay The what?
+Striped Ramsay there is a song called bro bro I'm Armenian you should listen to it
because it accually doesnt exist maybe ? ;). be logical.
Nobody talks about the US putting the Japanese in interment camps either, I think.
Striped Ramsay Because he knows.
I like your video before I start watching it, because I know I will love it!
Hilary Clinton might have a good answer.
David Cross so would Obama, bush, and bush's entire cabinet.
David Cross So would most every president of the modern age.
Pokemon go-to the jail
Robert DiRosa Every American president
notthis prickagain No, some presidents weren't involved in any wars and/or murders. And believe it or not, there were some good ones. Like Teddy. Easily top 2.
This was probably the boldest video you've ever made. Much respect!
is mayonnaise a war crime???
Lapis Lazuli yes and mustard
Lapis Lazuli Horseradish is not a war crime either
Yes Patrick.
Are you trying to look like a girl with that picture?
No Patrick
Easily one of the best thoughty2 videos ever
9:05 was life any better for this lake with hundreds of hundreds of human remains
LALM thelegendary ha nice job catching that
i always pay attention to the endcards if it fits together :D
6:00 that picture is a Union Solider who was in andersonville prison in the Civil War.
Almost 2 million subscribers :D
Are you going to reveal if you're wearing pants soon?
I love how the background music of this video is a remix of the 3ds eShop menu.
my face is a war crime
love your witty humor. Keep up the good work
"What a lovely sounding cocktail! But I think I'll take a martini."
Well damn im 14 seconds early. Dont let me get lost in the sea of comments...
RealOptimum k
Phans_Everywhere its not a sea dummy it’s a wave
Shut up dude nobody cares
LawrenceGaming this was 3+ years ago wyd fam
Your intro into this video is incredible!
what? 42 views? weird 😅
XD
congrats on 2 mill mate you deserve it
FUCK I WAS AS FAST AS I COULD MANAGE
Thank you for your hard work, your videos truly are a brilliant for too many reasons!
It's a war crime if all your base are belong to us
You have a legit show going on here man. Good job,keep up the great work!
Under 301 club!
And also 1 view 2 likes, go home youtube you're drunk.
Thoughty's content is perfect. Funny but not trying to hard and very informative
Notification Squad Where You At ?
Harish Tube ayeeee
Very interesting like every single video. He can make you remember better those long issues just making a little fun. I really love this guy.
why do anyone care about rules if they are going. to die anyways killing is killing
j.r.d.l Killing a surrendered enemy is a war crime. I'm pretty sure no one who surrenders should be killed.
AnCap!!!! :D
Social Anarchism What if they open fire soon after
Social Anarchism ayyo anarchism
@@ottovonsocialistuk2240 well in ww2 Germany and Russia
Killed soldiers who surrendered
Awesome video man, I've been a fan for over a year but just found out we share our birthday! July 15th for the win :)
I wonder how much money he spends on stock footage.
Well done!
That was an excellent episode
Thoughty2 can you please do a video on what would happen if the ozone layer disappeared and has it done in the past
Pls message me back even if it is to say no
like if you agree and want to see a video on this
AJ007 1 GG I can answer that. Without the ozone layer life on earth would be wiped. The ozone is the major thing that protects us from the lethal UV rays
28,000 subs to 2 millionnnnn!!!!!!! Congrats thoughty 2!!!
hey thougthy2 heyyyreee
Ludwig Ranola *correction* heyyyyy 42 heeyree
Galaxy Bane lol
Congrats on almost 2million subs :)
it's thou shall not murder
Derek S What is war but a bunch of angry people murdering?
Murder is killing of an innocent. A man shooting at you is not innocent.
Derek S But you're shooting at him. What does that make you?
Doesn't make you innocent, but not a murderer either. Now let's say you invade a country and kick down someone's door and shoot everyone in there, men women children, that's murder and that is absolutely wrong. If your being shot at on the field like someone is gunning for your life, you have the right to take their life
Derek S By that logic, they have an equal right to take your life. It takes two to tango. Also, that's bullshit. Nobody has any sort of a right to take lives. Also, about the kicking down doors bit, have you ever looked into America's wars in the past... hundred years?
The gardening reference....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, thrn the Golden eye reference lmfaooo keep going! Great sarcasm execution (pun intended)
CAN I GET A HOYAH
Tripp Cade HOYAH
Tripp Cade no
Tripp Cade no but you can have a lollie
I love this channel, you make education entertaining and have added to my random facts arsenal
hi
Rudolf hello
First, grats
Rudolf You're first.
Rudolf Thank you for not saying first, because congrats, your first
RealOptimum should i be happy cause im first?
Does it has to be this way, where you deliver good information followed by a funny remark. Com'on man!!
2AM SQUAD
2:47, Poison from frogs were used darts were used by natives in South and Central America as far back as 20000 BC
1
Good lighting in the studio there! :)
What Israel is doing to Palastine
What about the Hamas is doing for israel?
Derek Campos Or the leaders of Gaza are doing to gazanite civilians
you finally got the suit back on mate! good work!
3:20 and one Chinese was filming it thinking "this shit's gonna blow up"
Your videos are the highlight of my week
this video is actually really handy. I am learning about war and the rules and preventions in R.E and this video is great for revision so thanks.
I subbed back in 15k subs and every episode is great
It's 2am and I have school in the morning.
Worth it.
your channel is going to hit 2 million subs!!! yeah!
Great video! Keep up the good work!
That was really good... Keep up the good work my good sir!
really good video! i think you could make many great videos Explaining certain terms. keep up the good work
Thoughty2 when are you gonna start your own podcast? I'd listen to it all day
whats the background song in the beginning before the intro
One of the few guys who said that the allies weren't any better than the axis and the only difference being who won. Thumbs up.
Awesome video as usual. keep the great work up. /Swedish fan :)
Congrats on 2 mil
I love these videos. You are awesome!
"I'll just take a martini, thanks" that's Thoughty2 for you, classy as f*ck.
Wow !!! Awesome video, perhaps the best on UA-cam and Media, I can't believe someone actually stood up to say the truth, **RESPECT**.
You're great! I really (really) like you vids! :D
Fantastic video!