John Spencer
You are not consistent. You said: “You assert that war and crime are separate moral universes because the system says so but never explain why killing innocents magically becomes moral because a flag is involved.” I said: “The application of morality DOES changes in civil life compared to war.” You said: “Neither Aquinas or Grotius support your claim that morality changes in war.” I did not claim that (definition vs application) and then you deflected to what is viewed as necessary killing in war. See my article here to cover that deflection: https://www.jns.org/why-israels-war-against-hamas-is-necessary/
Dissident Media
Neither Aquinas or Grotius support your claim that morality changes in war. War doesn’t invent new morality, war tests whether you maintain it under pressure. Aquinas didn’t say, “Sometimes murder is good if it’s in a different country.” He said violence must be just, limited,