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>it is likely that a few people from that particular religion will get illegally arrested. And killed. Taken together, I would be hesitant to call it a few. >
by unclebucknasty 13y ago
>it is likely that a few people from that particular religion will get illegally arrested.
And killed. Taken together, I would be hesitant to call it a few.
>Now as rational people, the important point is whether this is happening at some scale and whether this is a statistically significant number. But it will never be zero.
This is nauseating. It never ceases to amaze me how cavalier people have become about other people's lives. If we are going to be so confident that we are just, then we should start by looking at the root cause. These dim-witted platitudes about pure religious fervor and hating us for our freedom are ridiculous. The fact that a sitting president could conduct a war over such pablum and not be roundly ostercized and impeached is testament to how little we seem to invest in determining what's really happening and whose interests are being served in our name.
Then, when the next generation of drone-terrorized and, hence, militarized individuals takes up arms against us, we will all sit back in shock and discuss how barbaric they are and how they also hate our innoncent, peace-loving populace for our freedom.
Of course, that will justify the next round of rationalized illegal detentions and collateral damage.
When you buy into this thinking, you become complicit. It is no longer being done in your name. It is being done at your behest. And, you don't even know why.