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May 6, 2004
Moral Relativism
It is truly amazing how many people in this country seem to have the attitude that this cartoon by Jack Higgins of the Chicago Sun Times depicts.
It's really sad that people are trying to excuse the dispicable actions of some of our soldiers by comparing them to other terrible acts. How can they not realize what a slippery slope argument this is? If we compare the torture in Iraq's prisons to the horror of 9/11, how about minimizing that event by comparing it to the death camps of Nazi Germany? What about the genocide in Rwanda? Or the Black Death, I hear that was pretty awful. Is it really Higgins' position that since we suffered an attack on 9/11, all bets are off? We are now free to engage in any kind of behavior we like, using that tragic day as an excuse. It's sickening.
The simple point is that if we excuse our evil deeds by saying that they're not as evil as some other, unrelated deeds, we cannot be said to have any standards whatsoever. Morality would be based entirely on what the other guy did first, in a never ending race to the bottom. (It should be noted that this cartoon compares acts which, and I can't stress this enough, have no relationship. IRAQ HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH SEPTEMBER 11.)
Just to be clear, one more time:
IRAQ HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE 9/11 ATTACKS
Any suggestion otherwise is not only irresponsible in the extreme, it fans the flames of attitudes which put our country, our soldiers and our citizens in more and more danger every day.
Posted by ahecht at May 6, 2004 2:01 PM
Previous Comments
Absolutely reprehensible!
Posted by: Dusty at May 6, 2004 4:14 PM
I'm getting fucking pissed! What is wrong with these people??
Posted by: Leen at May 6, 2004 7:37 PM
The mafia which WAS the Iraqi government did not have direct responsibility with 9/11. This is correct.
However these thugs have assisted, harbored and financed terrorists and murderers across the spectrum.
They have killed thousands with chemical weapons.
Now - Iraq has become an open season battleground for Islamic fascists as evidenced by the murder of Mr. Berg.
This is a war of civilizations of sort and these people have hijacked the Islamic religion for their cause.
I would love this world to be nice and safe like a John Lennon song - but it's not.
20 years ago there was yelling against Reagan for his destructive policies that were going to lead us to war with the Soviets. In the end - it brought about the collapse of the Soviet Union and liberation of millions.
20 years from now - it will be seen as a stroke of genius and luck to engage the Islamic fascists in Iraq instead of our home territory.
I've lived WITH Palestinians for YEARS - and I know the brutality and suffering. But you know what ?
I saw them cheer 9/11 and continue to cheer 9/11 and murderers of children with no sense or logic. They touched my world on 9/11 and this former LIBERAL does not care anymore for their cause.
God bless the United States and our wonderful men and women of the Armed Services.
Thank you.
Posted by: Greg at May 13, 2004 7:14 AM
