John BullMar 16, 2023

On 16th March, 1968 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jnr was flying helicopter reconnaissance for an attack on an alleged North Vietnamese-controlled village at My Lai.

As the ground attack developed below, Thompson realised he was in fact witnessing something something else:

A massacre.

He decided to act. /1 ๐Ÿงต #history #histodons

Show threadMal ็”„/kalessin/PeriMar 16, 2023
@garius excuse me. I have no quarrel with the information you are presenting here but is it possible to give a content warning? Fwiw I am Asian (not Vietnamese) and I agree/know the US military routinely commits war crimes.
Show threadJohn BullMar 16, 2023

@perigee tbh i wasn't sure the best way to approach it. I've tried to deliberately avoid describing the massacre in detail, leaving that for people to follow up on if they wish.

I've also deliberately made sure all the subsequent tweets are "unlisted" so shouldn't appear unexpectedly in people's feeds.

I'm absolutely happy to take on board feedback though if the consensus is a warning is useful as well.

Show threadMal ็”„/kalessin/PeriMar 16, 2023
@garius in parts, you mentioned graphic depictions of execution and murder. I understand that the material is horrific and you are rhetorically trying to get that across. But I'm Asian and that information is stuff I already know. Your description was retraumatizing for me. I have experienced and continue to experience anti-Asian violence. Isn't that what content warnings are supposed to be used for? As a cushion against that?
Show threadJohn Bull

@perigee Point well made and understood.

Reading through it again, taking this on board, there are three instances where I do describe actions in that way.

I've added CW to those specific posts.

Mar 16, 2023 at 2:13pmWeb
Show threadMal ็”„/kalessin/PeriMar 16, 2023
@garius thank you. Very much appreciated.