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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Re: It's rhetoric

[bruhinb.livejournal.com]

Once upon a time the phrases, "because we want to live well," and, "because we want to do things that work," were synonymous with, "because we're Americans."