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>it's still probably better than getting chopped up. It also seems much better than how Iraqi 'extremists' and civilians were treated in Abu Ghraib. The suspi
by ashwagary 5y ago
>it's still probably better than getting chopped up.
It also seems much better than how Iraqi 'extremists' and civilians were treated in Abu Ghraib.
The suspicious shift of the US/UK to all of a sudden 'caring' deeply about specific groups of Muslims may give some objective observers whiplash.
- hulitu 5y agoBetter to be tortured in a democracy than in an autoritarian state. "BEN: Now, take my case. They hung me up here five years ago. Every night, they take me down for twenty minutes, then they hang me up again, which I regard as very fair, in view of what I done, and, if nothing else, it's taught me to respect the Romans, and it's taught me... that you'll never get anywhere in this life, unless you're prepared to do a fair day's work for a fair day's pay! BRIAN: Oh, shut up! "
- ashwagary 5y agoThe difference is, the torture in Abu Ghraib was actually proven to have taken place. My understanding is no proof of torture in Xinjiang exists, only defense industry funded allegations.