Quote Originally Posted by MFauli View Post
"War is hinherently evil" surely is a philosophical stance one can have. I might even agree, dunno. But you must admit that a thing called "war crimes" exists, too. And what Rimuru did, wasn't just waging war - it was war crimes.
Sure. Personally I think a degree of honour should also be followed in a war, which is why the occasional "strange" stories from the WW2 are so great. Everybody should try to avoid acts leading to what is known as war crimes, to their best ability, circumstances permitting. However, the sad truth about RL is that only the loser is only ever guilty of any war crimes. The winner never is. On this forum I'm the absolutely worst person to talk about this due to my home country's fate. So, if we go by RL standards, since Jura Tempest won the war, Rimuru can't be guilty of anything, whereas the Falmuth king and the religious order VIP are guilty of everything. I very much believe we are going by those very standards of might making right.