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Rightwing Conspiratoral: "NO MEN OF HONOR OR HIGH MORAL PRINCIPLE WOULD COUNTENANCE TORTURE. PERIOD"

Amore: Nonsense.

Well then, name somebody in history of high moral calliber that would condone torture. Mother Teresa? George Washington? Jesus Christ?

Separate thought:

It's become clear to me that it is the threat of future terrorist actions that makes people want to engage in torture. It's emotionally driven. And what is that emotion? Fear. What are some synonyms for fear? Anxiety...firight...dread...horror... TERROR?

Yes, terror. Terrorists work through fear. If they had the capability to kill a huge number of us, they would have used that method first, while our guard was still down. But they don't have such a method. Therefore, their primary weapon is instilling terror in the minds of their enemy. Unfortunately, there are people being overcome with fear. As a result, we have people calling for compromises to rights and principles. Not just torture, but things like national ID cards, and the banning of high calliber weapons (secifically, 50BMG) The terrorists know that they cannot directly destroy us. But they know that when people are scared, they start calling for extreme measures. In effect, we have people beginning to actually want curtails on freedom. And if this happens, the terrorists have won. Thus, the people themselves have become unwitting terrorist weapons.

By no means am I calling for complacency. We all should be more aware of what is going on around us, and the fact that more Americans are arming themselves is a step in the right direction. If something seems wrong, either let somebody know, or calmly remove yourself from the situation. Just don't start screaming the next time you see somebody spill some coffemate at your local coffee house.