Conservatives say some stupid things every now and then, but it’s leftists who really make me sick.
Regarding the “torture” of Iraqi prisoners: admittedly, it’s unprofessional behavior for a soldier, but where is the media outrage over the bastards who brutally tortured, dismembered, and burned U.S. soldiers and civillians? Whatever happened to photos like this?
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David’s comments such as the following: “It’s the leftists that really make me sick” tell the reader much about David. Name-calling ultimately destroys the possibility for fruitful discussion between two parties when one of them is being called a negative name. I suspect he had little interest in understanding the view of another’s perspective anyway. I do not follow David’s argument because he does not build one. He wanted to emote and assert. He fell into the trap of name calling. He could have easily explained his position but instead he took the high road when he tried calling USA soldiers behavior “unprofessional” when Iraq prisoners were “tortured”. However, the Iraq folks were “bastards” when they tortured.
David is using this forum to express his anger. He hasn’t examined beliefs. He does not sound like he would entertain opposing views.
I think that I may be what he calls a leftist. I do not belief that torture is the correct way to treat people. I don’t think that we are justified to torture just because the enemy does it. “Two wrongs do not make it right”.
Please consider the impact of your words and the manner of your language. If you want to insult and anger the other party, continue writing in the same manner. If you want to influence others and get them to change, revise the way you write.
By: Trish Murdock 
on July 15th, 2006
at 3:55 am
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