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stonebender) wrote2004-05-18 11:21 am
stonebender) wrote2004-05-18 11:21 am
On Abu Ghraib and war itself: See through relativism of abuse
Snatched from gtpooh
excerpt
And that's where the logic of war becomes so grievous.
We label each other as "terrorist" or "infidel," or "good guy" and "bad guy," with the assumption that it is appropriate to kill the "bad guy." If we arrogate the right to kill, it is inevitable that many other dehumanizing abuses will ensue.
Read the rest.
gtpoohexcerpt
And that's where the logic of war becomes so grievous.
We label each other as "terrorist" or "infidel," or "good guy" and "bad guy," with the assumption that it is appropriate to kill the "bad guy." If we arrogate the right to kill, it is inevitable that many other dehumanizing abuses will ensue.
Read the rest.