Mack the Knife - And how many people at the Murrah building died because no one was punished for those deeds?
GoLightly - This justification doesn't cut it.
It was not meant as a justification.
As I understand the thought processes of its perpetrators from published reports, the targeting of the Murrah building, containing both BATF offices and a day care center, was intended to send a very simple message to government employees -- if our children are not safe (e.g., Ruby Ridge, Waco), your children are not safe. Chechen rebels sent the same message to the Russian government when they took over the school after their children were bombed by Russian aircraft.
I don't agree with it, but I understand how they got there.
I realized you didn't intend to justify the action, but your intent is not relevant. I'm trying to get you to look deeper, as you seem to only see the surface "cause".
As I understand the thought processes of its perpetrators from published reports, the targeting of the Murrah building, containing both BATF offices and a day care center, was intended to send a very simple message to government employees -- if our children are not safe (e.g., Ruby Ridge, Waco), your children are not safe. Chechen rebels sent the same message to the Russian government when they took over the school after their children were bombed by Russian aircraft.
Every junkie caught burglarizing a house to support their drug habit will blame the theft on the price of drugs & every poor kid who holds up the local 7-11 will blame the theft on their poverty. "Victim mentality" enabled by a basically immoral society perpetuates itself. It is the destructive force. It is what was behind Waco, Ruby Ridge, the bombing of the Murrah building, the Belsan school massacre, the bombing of the the Chechen's, the burglarized home & the robbery at the 7-11. Strong societies push their populations towards a supportive morality, but every time governments get into that business, they take away the most effective tools from the societies they are attempting to govern.
I don't agree with it, but I understand how they got there.
You do?