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None of this relates to your premise that purging people in positions of power is somehow wrong and means "you've already lost" to put it your words. Re-education is not purging, it is a rehabilitative measure, which would definitely have not worked in the historical conditions of the early to mid-20th century USSR. They were literally fighting an existential war against Nazis and Tsarists ffs. You can't "re-educate" someone who is actively trying to kill you. There are certainly criticisms to be made in the excesses of Stalin's purges, but to completely ignore these historical conditions that necessitated the purges is pure idealism on your part.
I personally think many American government officials and all billionaires are also incapable of being re-educated because they have proven time and time again that they will stop at nothing to protect their class interests and countries like China and Vietnam punish billionaires the proper way, but you do you.
Again, this has nothing to do with defending the military apparatus of the imperialist state that is the USA, which you are doing by (falsely) claiming the stormtroopers are poor, oppressed workers who are just trying to get a decent income and education. I'm just curious if you would make the same argument for the IDF or the Wehrmacht which had many working-class individuals in it thinking they were doing no wrong.
If the average US soldier is actively involved in the current Iran War or any previous war/ invasion the US has engaged in, yes, they are war criminals.
You're never gonna convince me that the people who killed hundreds of Iranian schoolchildren on the first day of the war are somehow innocent victims of the system. Please get some perspective.
These are your exact words from earlier comments:
Stop with the revisionism please.
And I have clarified many times now that the US foot soldiers (many of which choose to stay and move up the military career ladder or join the civilian government btw) are willing war criminals that support the imperialist system, which you keep making excuses for.
Empathy allows you to convince people to join a cause, which does cause material change down the line. Showing empathy for the victims of the empire allows them to be radicalized and increases their chances of joining a socialist movement. Showing empathy for an imperialist war criminal solidifies the superstructure and encourages more people to follow the same path. Get it now?