tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post5656199746527020408..comments2023-10-17T08:04:08.714-04:00Comments on The Examined Life: What If?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04614116686638969278noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-88826306070273491342009-09-12T14:29:25.631-04:002009-09-12T14:29:25.631-04:00Amen! And amen to Mark, too!Amen! And amen to Mark, too!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718724697267800263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-40022302016689533872009-09-06T16:46:39.449-04:002009-09-06T16:46:39.449-04:00What kills me is how commonplace the assumption is...What kills me is how commonplace the assumption is that only the guilty are tortured.<br />We fire our gay linguists and wonder at the crappy intelligence we get, sending operatives out to "capture the terrorists" when our senators don't even know the difference between Sunni and Shi'a. In Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, we are like bears trying to arrest wasps for stinging us as we go for their honey (oil). We don't care how many we kill, we don't even see them as real human beings. That's how torturers live with themselves, and a great many Americans. If we captured "them," they must be guilty, and if they're guilty, they 1) must deserve it, 2) aren't real human beings, like "us"Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173711110500689117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-90290525217307042262009-09-04T08:37:02.146-04:002009-09-04T08:37:02.146-04:00what is most curious to me is the mute and numb qu...what is most curious to me is the mute and numb qualities that have pervaded our culture. i believe that most people believe that "detainee" and "homeland security" are illegal, yet we prefer to turn the other cheek. or when hanging chads and blockages of lines to polling places are reported, we collectively take a "wait and see" approach in lieu of demanding an explanation.<br /><br />yet if the current president wants to speak to the children directly in the schools, it's labeled propoganda and causes a stampede of voices.<br /><br />no doubt, whatever diet we are feeding ourselves is way outa balance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348613155864799387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-8136881129154182712009-09-03T21:19:24.877-04:002009-09-03T21:19:24.877-04:00I agree that the beauty of our system is that we d...I agree that the beauty of our system is that we do shine the light on the darkness we have perpetuated. I am glad you are a lawyer :o)Ken Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-38066806136696183142009-09-03T10:47:26.260-04:002009-09-03T10:47:26.260-04:00Sheria,
Cheney sure is wrong. I just despise him.
...Sheria,<br />Cheney sure is wrong. I just despise him.<br /><br />Good post.<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />SBSarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116577711704241625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-63780784344323291802009-09-03T07:33:19.343-04:002009-09-03T07:33:19.343-04:00The really sad thing is that what Cheney is doing ...The really sad thing is that what Cheney is doing works. He makes people afraid, and when they are afraid they are easy to manipulate. It's not just the far right that is buying into the fear, normal, middle-of-the-road folks who don't have the time or inclination to get informed are also afraid. They fear the government and they fear the boogy-man/terrorist/forign unknown out there waiting to harm us all. But the really frightening thing is that he makes people like you afraid. Not of the same things, but still afraid of him and people like him in power. This polerizes the popluation, making both sides react out of fear rather than act out of thought. That makes the whole system easier to manipulate for the fear mongers like Cheney and the right wing wonks who keep spouting off on health care.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442419546836689939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-68565889063551368882009-09-03T01:26:09.016-04:002009-09-03T01:26:09.016-04:00"Just following orders." What does THAT ..."Just following orders." What does THAT remind you of?<br /><br />I am astounded that Cheney keeps trying to defend his utterly indefensible policy of torture. The more he opens his mouth and spouts his unbelievable rationalizations for torture, the more I want to see him hung out to dry. <br /><br />The man is beyond despicable. He is disgusting.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.com