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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
You're one of these guys that basically thinks there are no bad guys in the world. If a gang member shoots someone that's not so bad. Police shoot people sometimes too. If guys fly planes into the World Trade Center, that's not that bad. Our government does stuff just as bad.
Talking to you is a waste of time. You don't see any difference between right and wrong. I'm not saying that our government has never done anything wrong. I'm not saying that their aren't any bad cops out there. I'm not saying that at all. But if you can't see any difference between the US and Al Qadea, then I give up. And if you think the police are just as bad as gangmembers, then I give up. I'm sure that's what you think. That seems to be your mentality.
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Rupert-
You are the one that are saying these things, not me. Why is everything so black and white with the myopic masses? Who brought up gangmembers? What are you even talking about?
Of course there is a difference between the US and Al Qadea. Who ever said there wasnt? But if you are talking about whether or not US intelligence would kill a prisoner to glean information, then anyone that has any common sense and has any knowledge of the intelligence community would know that this has gone on for years. Thats all im saying. And its not just the US, its every country in the world.
I think it funny when people buy into this whole "good vs. evil" thing. It was labeled as such in the cold war and its labeled as such with any country that dares defy the US. Does it make one less patriotic to question the motives of some of the people that run our government? Are they holy prophets or something? Who is to say that Bush/cheney arent evil, selfish men? Who is to say that they dont truly believe that what they are doing is right? As a citizen of this country, i have every right to question it one way or the other.
I choose to keep an open mind one way or the other. The US has done plenty of great things for this world but there have been some bad things as well. I dont see things as black and white, as good vs. evil. Our "good" side does bad things too. Its the way of the world Rupert.