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This seems like a "might makes right" sort of argument. Since the American government is much more powerful than the Afghan government, we can mistreat Afghans.
by natrius 14y ago
This seems like a "might makes right" sort of argument. Since the American government is much more powerful than the Afghan government, we can mistreat Afghans. If we did the same thing to British citizens, there'd be quite an uproar. I think we should aim to treat everyone the way we'd want to be treated.
- rayiner 14y agoIt's not so much a "might makes right" argument, but a "people in my community are more important to me than people in other communities." One of the fundamental purposes of the U.S. government is to protect us from them. That's why we have different rules governing the relationship between us and the government and them and the government.
- Evbn 14y agoI don't have the same definition of 'them' that Halliburton's DoD has, though.