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To: phoenix0468

I readily agree that jihadi-fascists’ acts are definitely inhuman, but they themselves are still human beings and reclassifying them only excuses their actions. We must hold them to account as human beings. When we resort to their methods to establish our supremacy we undermine our own position and authority. Down that route lie the generations of conflict such as have been seen in Ireland, and the Middle East.

My point was that to redefine people as anything other than strictly human is the first step down a very dark path, as you cited with your reference to Rwanda. That, too, started with words and escalated to genocide. That started quietly with terms of abuse and grew. It grew in the fertile soil of hatred and malice that was the product of generations of enmity and murder (in the 1920s, 50’s and 70’s). What happens when we inculcate our children to regard other people as anything less than human beings is that we end up living in Rwanda in 1994.


11 posted on 08/15/2006 6:14:29 AM PDT by Diggadave (There is no shortage of people who just will not think for themselves!)
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To: Diggadave

You don't get my point do you? I don't have a superiority complex at all. I only see them as inhuman scum that deserve the quickest route to meet their maker possible. I really am not interested in their classification other than DEAD.


12 posted on 08/16/2006 6:48:58 PM PDT by phoenix0468 (http://www.mylocalforum.com -- Go Speak Your Mind.)
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