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| Contributor | Karma Policeman |
| Last Edited | Karma Policeman Jan 05, 2009 04:39pm |
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| Category | Op-Ed by Candidate |
| News Date | Friday, August 1, 2008 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | According to the latest polls, two-thirds of the American public believes that torturing suspected terrorists to gain important information is justified in some circumstances. How did we transform from champions of human dignity and individual rights into a nation of armchair torturers? One word: fear.
Fear is blinding, hateful, and vengeful. It makes the end justify the means. And why not? If torture can stop the next terrorist attack, the next suicide bomber, then what's wrong with a little waterboarding or electric shock? |
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