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I suspect it is more a case of half the country is fine with what happened and the other half has some issues with it, but not enough to spend political capital
by MattGaiser 5y ago
I suspect it is more a case of half the country is fine with what happened and the other half has some issues with it, but not enough to spend political capital on it.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/26/americans-divided-in-views-of-use-of-torture-in-u-s-anti-terror-efforts/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/26/americans-d...
Americans are split on torture.
- the_af 5y agoLikely. However, my question goes beyond whether torture is good or bad, but about whether people think some things should not be handled in a democratic, open way and should not be subject to serious oversight, and that it's ok to lie about them "for the greater good". If I was a US citizen who agreed with the application of torture in some situations -- to be clear, I don't -- even I would be wary of the lying. Next time it will be applied to a policy I do not agree with, and I will be kept in the dark "for my own good".
- MattGaiser 5y agoYou might just be embarrassed about the torture. You agree with it, but also want it hidden.