Pundit Proves Nobody Cares About War Crimes, Only What Uniform You Wear
Ben Shapiro, ever the astute observer of the American psyche, declared that nobody cares if Pete Hegseth committed alleged 'war crimes.' The Fox News host, for his part, claimed in an autobiography he’d struck a boat during a deployment (an act that, if true and involving civilians, would indeed raise questions). Shapiro's defense isn't a denial of facts, but a cynical political calculation: it's
merely a 'distraction' by Democrats. This echoes the long-standing bipartisan tradition: 'rules-based order' applies only to targets, never to allies or one's own. Remember the drone strike data from the Obama years that was quietly buried? Or the accountability for Abu Ghraib? Americans, apparently, only care about alleged war crimes when committed by the 'enemy-of-the-week.' So, a public figure
can openly discuss an act that conceivably constitutes a war crime, and the critical media response is framed as partisan gamesmanship. This 'us vs. them' narrative conveniently sidesteps any genuine moral inquiry, ensuring that 'accountability' remains a foreign policy hammer wielded solely against designated adversaries. One might wonder if Ben Shapiro would employ the same philosophical
detachment if the alleged perpetrator wasn't a fellow traveler in the conservative media-political complex.