So fucking tired

[nancylebov]

NPR is interviewing an anti-torture guy from the ACLU, which is fine. Someone calls in to say that terrorists treat people really badly, so why should we do anything differently? The anti-torture guy says, "Because we're Americans."

I have this werid belief in universal values. I would like Americans to not torture because they have some respect for people and for truth and for the long run. I want Americans to behave decently because it's worth doing, not because it's a special American thing.

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[mirell.livejournal.com]

The argument could be made that were are merely getting closer to terroristic ways, in employing torture. Getting closer to thine enemy, always a fun ethical issue.

But yes, the entire, nationalistic movement about "It's America!" seems to me to be a soul-searching time, where a group of people desperately search for a common cultural heritage.

I've never liked the entire, nation-pride item. This is merely an area where I live, because at the current moment in time it suits me. I sympathize with people, not with an abstract concept.