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Originally posted by BlueSky:
That's a fair position, though we obviously disagree on the meaning of the words . Your point about people who are ok as long as their favorite rights remain untouched is a good one, and applies also IMO to those who condone torture. It's ok as long as you think the person being tortured deserves it or it serves the "national interest", and somehow we trust that the government - not really known for competence - will always make the right decision about who gets tortured and why. If we knew they would, hey, I'd be for it too, but I just don't trust the government to wisely administer anything.
Not to get off subject and me and madman disagree on the matter of torture, but if you remember that thread, I am against it also as I don't think its effective in obtaining reliable information but that's another topic smile As far as why militias are mentioned, I believe that term is there to imply any assembled group, be it a government (state) sponsored group or civilian group.
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