1/22/2005: Bloody animal sacrifice

[Sved]

I don't believe hacking off someone's head with a machete fits the definition of civilized....nor does what these Muslims are doing in this picture.

Yes, it's surely better to bomb cities with tanks and planes... It's much more clean, efficient, and showable on tv ...

[404Error]

Originally Posted by Sved

Yes, it's surely better to bomb cities with tanks and planes... It's much more clean, efficient, and showable on tv ...

Warfare, in general, is a dirty business but civilized people have set up guidelines in the Geneva conventions as to what is and is not acceptable. Shooting an enemy with a FMJ bullet is concidered acceptable, i.e. clean, efficient and not meant to cause undue pain and suffering. Hacking off heads with machetes is not acceptable.

[glatt]

But the US government doesn't follow the Geneva Conventions anymore. They are "quaint." Remember? We torture prisoners of war.

Does that mean we are uncivilized in your book?

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by glatt

But the US government doesn't follow the Geneva Conventions anymore. They are "quaint." Remember? We torture prisoners of war.

Does that mean we are uncivilized in your book?

Yeah, that did our credibilty a severe blow, and yes, that is an uncivilized idea.