When someone tries to tell me that they don't "condone" someone's actions but I shouldn't judge them because I'm not in their shoes, I expect, no, I demand such obvious nonsense be applied to ALL THINGS - not just the selective few you might desire.
I don't condone or excuse in any way a terrorists' reprehensible actions. And I don't condone or excuse in any way a soldier fighting "for" me who commits reprehensible actions.
But I will most certainly point out the absolute hypocrisy of anyone who attempts to assuage the reprehensibility of either one. But most especially those actions commited by those who are tasked with representing me. And most particularly if it is done under the guise of "you just don't know what it's like".
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