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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
Again Kirk what you have to remember is that the reason you can't accept them as human is because you think of humanity as being good. That somehow, refusing to denounce their humanity is condoning their actions or saying that they aren't worthless scum.
I think you struggle to understand that some of us just realise that "human beings" are an absolutely ****ing horrible species. Some of us are worse than others, of course. Some of us try our very hardest to be good. But when it comes down to it, human beings are vain, egotistical, fearful and cruel.
Saying that they are "human" is not a compliment. It's just the horrible truth. We should never forget it - because to forget it, is to stop working every day to make sure that we don't all become just as depraved.
I fully expect you to vehemently reject this notion.
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I think we in the west live in blissful ignorance, we are cocooned and the actions of our govts are covert to minimise any backlash.
When they are uncovered to be using torture it's excused to be in the national interest anyway.
Those killed will be seen as collateral damage in power games and it will go on and on as it always has for centuries this disgusting human tug of war.