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Re:‘Eternal’ Guantanamo prisoner tells of decades of US torture by cbsks on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:17AM (#36002274)
It’s stories like this that make you question “are we the baddies?”. Yes, yes we are.
Re:‘Eternal’ Guantanamo prisoner tells of decades of US torture by pmoriarty on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:18AM (#36002296)
Who's "we"?

I oppose this, and always have.

Re:‘Eternal’ Guantanamo prisoner tells of decades of US torture by stareatgoats on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:30AM (#36002440)
I applaud your will to separateness, and agree, but IMO it is difficult to escape the "we". When do we chose to be part of "we"? Only when "we" are good? or when we're just talking about you and I, plus maybe our own small band of signatories? or never?

I should have refrained from commenting, because I don't have an answer. All I know is that, when people talk about say "when we migrated out of Africa", or "when we, the vikings populated Iceland", or "when we arrived on the Mayflower", then something doesn't quite connect. A sentiment something like your own maybe.

Re:‘Eternal’ Guantanamo prisoner tells of decades of US torture by asveikau on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:46AM (#36002590)
I opposed it at the time too. As did many.

The public was also not well informed of what was going on. Officials just said there are some bad people, that they're related to 9/11, and we locked them up.

Many people bought this, and i think part of the problem is that the general public doesn't really believe in due process, innocent until proven guilty, or the rights of the accused, even the rights of the convicted. I see lots of echoes of this in all the "tough on crime" rhetoric that is popular now. People just want to label people as "bad" and make them go away forever.

Re:‘Eternal’ Guantanamo prisoner tells of decades of US torture by blueflow on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:56AM (#36002719)
Its not "we". Its the people who authorize and run guantanamo. And they have names and adresses.
Re:‘Eternal’ Guantanamo prisoner tells of decades of US torture by trasz4 on Friday May 19, 2023 @11:36AM (#36003176)
It is you, if you're an American citizen. Same way current Russian invasion isn't "Putin's war", every Russian is partially responsible.
Re:‘Eternal’ Guantanamo prisoner tells of decades of US torture by blueflow on Friday May 19, 2023 @12:18PM (#36003663)
I deny any kind of having responsiblity for the shit that other people do.
Re:‘Eternal’ Guantanamo prisoner tells of decades of US torture by trasz4 on Friday May 19, 2023 @12:24PM (#36003724)
Slavery is not a problem as long as you personally don't own any slaves, right?
Re:‘Eternal’ Guantanamo prisoner tells of decades of US torture by blueflow on Friday May 19, 2023 @12:30PM (#36003790)
* is not my problem

I also don't have responsibility (nor the right) to police other people, thats what the state is supposed to do.