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#338 - The Sin of Moral Equivalence

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

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The Use of Human Shields in Conflict

This chapter discusses the tactics of jihadists in Gaza and Iraq who strategically put non-combatants in harm's way, contrasting it with the Israeli army's practice of warning people before bombing. Listeners are urged to consider the moral distance between the two sides and the impossibility of reversing the logic of human shields.

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