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Originally Posted by Aliantha
tw, the bad guys are the ones who don't agree with you (collective you).
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Which to the George Jr administration (especially Pres. Cheney) means most of the world (including American allies) are evil.
No wonder this administration must wiretap anyone without judicial review - even when a secret court was established to maintain security. So who is the enemy - the evil one? We (collectively) are. We have met the enemy and he is us. How many remember evil created by "The Best and the Brightest" ... or remember enough of history to appreciate the meaning behind those various expressions.
How many reacted to the phrase 'big dic' in emotional terms - or instead recognized the 'evil' behind such mentalities?
Gen Curtis LeMay feared containment; advocated pre-emption. He decided the US and USSR would go nuclear anyway. Therefore America should unilaterally attack ('Pearl Harbor') the USSR before that war started. Gen Curtis LeMay was a good guy. Right? Yes, according to reasoning by TheMercenary who somehow automatically knows who the good guys are. One need only return to reasons presented many years ago by MaggieL to attack Iraq. Again, she *knew* who were the good guys meaning a unilateral attack ('Pearl Harboring') of Iraq was completely justified.
One way to identify the 'evil' ones? They view the world in simplistic (and extremist) terms of 'good and evil'.
What does a 'real' good guy know?
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I get very suspicious when there is a clear cut good versus evil.
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So why does TheMercenary automatically assume these are not 'death squads'? He does not even reply with a sophomoric insult. Demonstrated is a symptom of extremism where even our overt (France, Turkey, etc) and covert (Syria) allies get accused of 'evil'.
Trying to know by learning 'why' is just tooooo hard. Easier is when Rush Limbaugh tells us who is good and who is evil. Hitler's Brown Shirts also knew using same logic.
Those who ask embarrassing 'why' questions such as "what is the strategic objective?" or "when do we go after bin Laden?" .... must be evil.