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Re:CIA black site detainee served as training prop to teach ... by keybored on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @04:49PM (#30691495)
> Also, an expression of sympathies about the victim will only bloat the text and weaken the point I find important.

The point being about optics. Not about the suffering caused by torture.

> What's the point of everyone repeating how horrible torture is? I think that must be given.

It hasn't been obvious ever since the start of the War on Terror. At least not according to the Bush regime and people like Sam Harris or shows like 24. But me making that point might undermine the moral high ground of W. Civ.

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Re:CIA black site detainee served as training prop to teach ... by mrtksn on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @04:53PM (#30691539)
Not at all, the point being the things done undermining the whole society. I don't care how things look and did not imply that.

PS: I have no involvement on the War on Terror, I don't agree that torture can be good under any conditions.

Can you please stop mischaracterising my post and explaining me what I said? Thank you.

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