Comments on: “Frankly, I joined the military to fight against people who torture” http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/11/frankly-i-joined-the-military-to-fight-against-people-who-torture/ Questions through the veil of ignorance Thu, 17 May 2012 04:17:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Synova http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/11/frankly-i-joined-the-military-to-fight-against-people-who-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-136069 Synova Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:41:52 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/11/frankly-i-joined-the-military-to-fight-against-people-who-torture/#comment-136069 And I'd suspect that the high number of military officers who disagreed with that statement also joined the military to fight against people who torture and wonder why no one seems to care like they do that the people we are fighting publish books on how to torture, to saw off heads, who hide behind children and women, who still operate (because we still find and destroy them) torture houses with electric setups and blood on the walls. Or seem to care that our people would probably shoot their best friend before they allowed a fellow soldier to be captured alive... for good reason. And I’d suspect that the high number of military officers who disagreed with that statement also joined the military to fight against people who torture and wonder why no one seems to care like they do that the people we are fighting publish books on how to torture, to saw off heads, who hide behind children and women, who still operate (because we still find and destroy them) torture houses with electric setups and blood on the walls. Or seem to care that our people would probably shoot their best friend before they allowed a fellow soldier to be captured alive… for good reason.

]]> By: Synova http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/11/frankly-i-joined-the-military-to-fight-against-people-who-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-136066 Synova Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:37:44 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/11/frankly-i-joined-the-military-to-fight-against-people-who-torture/#comment-136066 It's an absolute statement. I would have to disagree with it, too, while I'd agree with a whole lot of other very similar but less absolute statements. Absolute statements are almost always wrong. Whatever happened to nuance? It’s an absolute statement. I would have to disagree with it, too, while I’d agree with a whole lot of other very similar but less absolute statements. Absolute statements are almost always wrong.

Whatever happened to nuance?

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