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That seems like the cheap way out. The real shocker here is not that people do cruel things. Murderers carrying out abhorrent fantasies exist and existed every

That seems like the cheap way out. The real shocker here is not that people do cruel things. Murderers carrying out abhorrent fantasies exist and existed everywhere, anytime. Suppose I have such a personality, and that becomes known, my government then should do the appropriate medical and judical procedures. When the government then goes "oh, here is 10k/month and a ticket to Macedonia and go live your dream", there is something truly, truly fucked up and it is not the individual in question. And that grievance is a systemic one and therefor a responsibilty of the people should they have the intention to declare themselves as a democracy...

luckylion 6y ago
> And that grievance is a systemic one and therefor a responsibilty of the people should they have the intention to declare themselves as a democracy... I believe the major issue that everyone affected likes to avoid is their profit of that behavior. Not necessarily torture itself, I don't think it helps for interrogations but may serve as a deterrent, but global power and regular war and demonstrations of strength. That gets you a lot of favorable trade deals, you get to be the world's reserve currency, and you can borrow without any limits. That's pretty good, and probably more than makes up for the insane military spending - and citizens profit from that as well. I don't think there's a lot of motivation to be overly critical in that regard, much like most people won't be too critical of their company when they get half a million in total compensation.