02-26-2004, 09:35 PM
Nathan: In that case it seems like I just misinterpreted some of your remarks; I agree with almost everything you just said.
"Business as usual"? I fail to see how things like Halabja constitute "Business as usual". You seem to be implying that Saddam's massacres are somehow justified by the fact that he was a dictator, and therefor can be ignored by the rest of the world. Please clarify what you meant here.
I agree that the Patriot Act, along with a lot GWB's other actions, are a bunch of crap, but on the same level as Bloody Friday...? I value my rights, but not so much that I consider them more valuable than the lives of thousands of innocents.
And to get back on topic... I am against the death penalty, for reasons already stated. And am ashamed to live in a state that has four people on death row.
Quote:And yes, Hussein may have commited atrocities, but it is a dictatorship, it's business as usual for them, as someone mentioned here.
"Business as usual"? I fail to see how things like Halabja constitute "Business as usual". You seem to be implying that Saddam's massacres are somehow justified by the fact that he was a dictator, and therefor can be ignored by the rest of the world. Please clarify what you meant here.
Quote:But his atrocities are no worse than GWB trampling on the Constitution to install the Patriot Act, and inciting people's hate and intolerance towards Arabs and Muslims after 9/11 occured.
I agree that the Patriot Act, along with a lot GWB's other actions, are a bunch of crap, but on the same level as Bloody Friday...? I value my rights, but not so much that I consider them more valuable than the lives of thousands of innocents.
And to get back on topic... I am against the death penalty, for reasons already stated. And am ashamed to live in a state that has four people on death row.