MVV
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https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/may/11/abu-zubaydah-drawings-guantanamo-bay-us-torture-policy
It is unhinged, hypocritical and depraved.
It is unhinged, hypocritical and depraved.
The USA being evil does not magically prevent Russia or China from being evil.
Why do you suggest magic here? This is a crime, nothing otherworldly, a crime. Why try to deflect?The USA being evil does not magically prevent Russia or China from being evil.
I think it's a turn of phrase rather than a deflection.Why do you suggest magic here? This is a crime, nothing otherworldly, a crime. Why try to deflect?
Useful context though, when we’re trying to understand what’s going on when the US criticise Russia and China for being evil. I mean it’s not because they don’t like evil is it.The USA being evil does not magically prevent Russia or China from being evil.
The sub human overseeing g it all sits in the Oval Office, (or Downing Street, the Kremlin, the Great Hall of the People).It's hard to understand how anyone can do things like this, i guess the job attracts a special sort of sub human.
Why do you suggest magic here? This is a crime, nothing otherworldly, a crime. Why try to deflect?
But surely the title isn’t deliberately provocative so much as asking an important question. What right do we have to label anyone else with labels like “evil” when we commit evil ourselves?I suspect because of the (deliberately provocatice ?) thread title.
But surely the title isn’t deliberately provocative so much as asking an important question. What right do we have to label anyone else with labels like “evil” when we commit evil ourselves?
Yes indeed, when I said “we” I meant our governments, and by “our” governments, I obviously meant yours!!!I don't know about you, but I don't believe I've done anything evil. Evil is a useless and emotive word. Putin is a psychopath, as is Trump, BJ, and, from what I can tell Xi Jinping, and likely many other world leaders and CEOs.
The film 'Zero Dark Thirty' deals with this, it's a difficult watch.
I saw 9/11 happening live (on TV of course) and my first thought was, now the US has felt the pain suffered by other countries, there is hope that they will have some understanding. No hope, of course, for a country who's founding myths include movies like Shane. Good guy rides in, shoots up the bad guys, and rides off, job done. War on terror, eh?