06-18-2007, 07:13 AM | #21 |
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One evil deed is not worse than a million evil deeds. Committing an evil deed yourself in order to prevent somebody else from committing a million evil deeds?
If we, as a nation, ever degenerate to the point where we permit our hands to be stained by such atrocities, we will be fighting to protect a country that won't be worth protecting. We will have diminished the ideals upon which this country is founded-- a crime made all the worse, having been done in the name of preserving them. I know there is often a balance between order and liberty, and it is not always possible to have both in the preferred abundance. I just hope that, as we discuss where that balance lies between freedom and safety, we really believe that there are some things worth dying for.
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06-18-2007, 08:10 AM | #22 |
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So what you're saying is Mike and others should be willing to hand their own children over to terrorists to be killed rather than use waterboarding on a known terrorist.
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I'll ask Snipe and see what he says. From his angle, this could be a win, because he could endure this and say at the end "this was a piece of cake." Although, I believe that I could make him scream for mercy beforehand, which would dull his message. |
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06-18-2007, 02:40 PM | #24 |
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That's a pretty stupid idea.....
It has nothing to do with the truth value of the argument, and it is assinine machismo run amok. How about we just do the "gallon challenge" and see who can drink the most milk? Gee, THAT would clarify things.....
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There are a whole slew of things that I would refuse to be subjected to that aren't remotely considered to be torture.
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