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Beyond PTSD Part Two: The Moral Casualties of War, Programming Our Children to Kill

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In this essay, I will argue that moral injuries are primarily the consequence of late adolescents/young adults having undergone the sophisticated psychological and emotional conditioning regimen of basic training/boot camp - being programmed to kill - and then, upon experiencing the horror and insanity - the reality - of war, suffering the realization of the moral gravity of their actions on the battlefield.

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Camillo "Mac" Bica, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, a long-time activist for peace and justice, a member of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and the coordinator of the Long Island Chapter of Veterans for Peace. His books include "Beyond PTSD: The Moral (more...)

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