Carter: America tortures

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Originally Posted by Ibram

Trust me on this one - it's not worth it. You've been here longer than me... but still, take my word for it, you'll feel a lot better for simply ignoring UG and letting his obvious contradictions and cognitive dissonance go by uncorrected.

The point is not to win. The point is to learn - to better grasp - a mindset behind people such as Cheney, Project for a New American Century, and others with a political agenda so strong as to pervert reality.

Those same UG attitudes were more overtly expressed on American streets during Nam. The expression "The whole world is watching" occurred because UG types had to cure Americans of their 'subversive political views' – with billyclubs.

Appreciate the opportunity to learn. UG is not an exception. He more bluntly expresses an attitude probably found in at least 20% of Americans today. Those others will not speak up when it is politically incorrect. But I suspect that 20% number does properly represent how many fully agree with UG's spirit.

The point is not to win. The point is to appreciate another perspective and the reasoning that justifies that opinion. UG is not the exception in America.