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> This is the difference between the west and the east. It is a chasm in philosophy that will never be bridged. The US kills its own citizens without trial usi

> This is the difference between the west and the east. It is a chasm in philosophy that will never be bridged. The US kills its own citizens without trial using hellfire missiles in drone strikes. So what's the difference?

jlgreco 14y ago
If the US is fucked up, that makes it okay for others to be fucked up as well? Surely you don't mean that, so I don't understand what you are trying to say here.
- jasonlingx 14y ago
  I was responding to his statement "This is the difference between the west and the east. It is a chasm in philosophy that will never be bridged."
homosaur 14y ago
If you're looking for me to defend the U.S., you're going to be looking for a very, very, very long time. I'm as anti-drone, anti-police state as you will ever find a US citizen. BUUUUUT, I will bite on one thing. How many Americans have been killed by drones? A handful? How many of those were actively fighting for terrorist organizations? All of them. Now I do think it's only a matter of time before the US turns that power inwards and starts flying drones over the US. The NYPD already has drones and no one is quite sure whether they're able/willing to equip them with "non-lethal" weapons very soon, but it hasn't happened yet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Singapore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Singapore This guy above me loves the fact that people are executed for marijuana possession, which is almost completely harmless physically, of negligible harm to society, and largely beneficial to health if not abused. LOVES IT.
- amvp 14y ago
  > How many Americans have been killed by drones? A handful? How many of those were actively fighting for terrorist organizations? All of them. (American born) Anwar al-Awlaki's 16-year old son was killed in a separate drone strike, 2 weeks after his father was killed. No suggestion was made that the son was guilty of anything, but that 'he should have had a more responsible father'.
- jasonlingx 14y ago
  > How many Americans have been killed by drones? A handful? How many of those were actively fighting for terrorist organizations? All of them. How would you know? There were no trials.
- philh 14y ago
  > This guy above me loves the fact that people are executed for marijuana possession No, I'm pretty sure he never said that, and I'm almost as sure he doesn't. Your political opponents are not evil.

jlgreco 14y ago

If the US is fucked up, that makes it okay for others to be fucked up as well? Surely you don't mean that, so I don't understand what you are trying to say here.

jasonlingx 14y ago
I was responding to his statement "This is the difference between the west and the east. It is a chasm in philosophy that will never be bridged."

homosaur 14y ago

If you're looking for me to defend the U.S., you're going to be looking for a very, very, very long time. I'm as anti-drone, anti-police state as you will ever find a US citizen. BUUUUUT, I will bite on one thing. How many Americans have been killed by drones? A handful? How many of those were actively fighting for terrorist organizations? All of them. Now I do think it's only a matter of time before the US turns that power inwards and starts flying drones over the US. The NYPD already has drones and no one is quite sure whether they're able/willing to equip them with "non-lethal" weapons very soon, but it hasn't happened yet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Singapore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Singapore This guy above me loves the fact that people are executed for marijuana possession, which is almost completely harmless physically, of negligible harm to society, and largely beneficial to health if not abused. LOVES IT.

amvp 14y ago
> How many Americans have been killed by drones? A handful? How many of those were actively fighting for terrorist organizations? All of them. (American born) Anwar al-Awlaki's 16-year old son was killed in a separate drone strike, 2 weeks after his father was killed. No suggestion was made that the son was guilty of anything, but that 'he should have had a more responsible father'.
jasonlingx 14y ago
> How many Americans have been killed by drones? A handful? How many of those were actively fighting for terrorist organizations? All of them. How would you know? There were no trials.
philh 14y ago
> This guy above me loves the fact that people are executed for marijuana possession No, I'm pretty sure he never said that, and I'm almost as sure he doesn't. Your political opponents are not evil.