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Comment · 11 years ago
When the Senate declared we torture people and the president decided not to prosecute.
Comment · 11 years ago
How many bad apples until people declare the whole batch spoiled?
Comment · 11 years ago
The more I consider your argument the worse it becomes.

How many times have we heard politicians complain a foreign country is blaming their problems on outside forces and rallying its people by saying they do what they must to protect themselves from the evil west or whoever?

How is your argument rhetorically different than any demogogue in history? Obama stands up and has the gall to drcry foreign extremism, meanwhile he stands silent on the torture occurring in front of him in his own yard.

War is not peace, despite how often you shout such nonsense.

Comment · 11 years ago
This is not a response to my question.

Also, stop attributing arguments to me and that I'm not making here.

Judged by their actions, American policy makers have zero interest in improving the life's of ordinary civilians throughout the middle east. We ignored Bahrain, we are actively supporting the Egyptian junta, we arm random Syrian rebels, we indisrimately bomb the former remnants of Iraq.

But answer my original question, you seem to be fully willing to work for and defend n entity that tortures and murders without cause, would you also work for a mass genocidal killer? How is it controversial to express repugnance for those willing to abet torture?

Comment · 11 years ago
So your argument is yeah we torture and murder people without cause but this other guy over there, he tortures and kills even more people so it's okay.

America is also recently responsible for hundreds of thousands of civilian casualties in Iraq and surrounding countries. We continue to support a military junta in Egypt -- anyone want to dredge up Obama's beautiful speech about freedom he made in Cairo?

No one has really responded to my question, how bad must your employer be, apparently torture isn't bad enough, before you refuse to work for him, or at least stop applauding people who sign up to go help out at the torture club.

Comment · 11 years ago
there is a difference between being robbed and joining the muggers.
Comment · 11 years ago
Disgusting that anyone would receive praise someone for assisting an entity which tortures and murders.
Comment · 11 years ago
The fact that you are being down voted is a shame.

The US government tortures people and cares not for the rule of law, this is the entity people seem perfectly happy to support? Where do people draw the line? Is it at genocide?

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