2006-10-15 17:19:46 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It doesn't make a difference in whether I'm proud as an American, or not, because torture is not the true America way.
It is however the policy of some very deranged power-hungry un-American people who are in the White House for a short while longer.
2006-10-15 17:22:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Once that door is opened to allow torture of foreigners I think it would be just a few more steps toward allowing torture to be extended to citizens on other grounds including political dissidents that could have trumped up charges put against them (such as collaboration with terrorists) from the powers that be. That may sound farfetched at this point but is it really all that hard to imagine?
2006-10-15 18:04:47 · answer #2 · answered by Dean * 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Torture does not produce reliable intelligence data. Even our own interrogators at Gittmo have said so. The only reason to torture is because you enjoy doing it. That is what conservative Christians and Islamic fundamentalists share in common. And it has always been so.
John Adams, Founding Father and second President of the United States noted of Christians, "What a mercy it is that these People cannot whip and crop, and pillory and roast, AS YET in the U.S.! If they could they would." (Letter to Thomas Jefferson, 18 May 1817).
I'll go with the Founding Fathers and the US Constitution on this one and say, no, I would not be proud.
2006-10-15 17:31:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
We don't torture because if if we do, it tells the rest of the world that we agree to our people being tortured.
Also, as has been known since Roman times, information gained by torture is useless. The victim will say whatever they think you want to hear. Does Salem ring a bell? Lots of information was gained there by torture. But then I guess the bush-league does believe in witch hunts doesn't it?
Under HR 6166 EH torture is now legal even against U.S.Citizens, at the wave of a dictator's hand.
Why do they think all people in political power condemn assassination? Because if we cap your guy, you'll cap ours, and the politicos don't want to risk their hides.
2006-10-15 17:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Torture is not something to brag about. Especially when it is used to counter the violence of the terrorist. The golden rule applies outside the confines of a kindergarden classroom.
+plus+ that bill allows warrentless searches. Yet another way Bush undermines the constitution.
2006-10-15 17:30:06 · answer #5 · answered by Jillian 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I would like your explanation of the word torture, honestly? Humiliation of a person is one thing but to induce pain like pulling fingernails out is another.
2006-10-15 17:36:17 · answer #6 · answered by show_em_your_badge 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you do what you have to do to insure the lives of Americans. so a couple of bad guys get tortured. a terror attack is thwarted. a couple of thousand Americans live to see another day. dam right I'm proud. at least we have the balls to do what needs to be done. do you think they don't torture captive Americans? have you seen the way they cut off Americans heads with a butcher knife? this a very different world we live in.
2006-10-15 17:25:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
If we could torture our president for needless killing thousands of blameless people, that would be okay. I'd rather do something slightly nicer, though. It's pretty easy to accept torture when it's not happening to you, personally.
2006-10-15 17:22:32 · answer #8 · answered by Travbot the Observer 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No. It makes me feel ashamed of my country. The country I love for what it has done, and what it will do again in the future. We have become the terrorists if we stoop to their level.
2006-10-15 17:27:02 · answer #9 · answered by notme 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No. We are suppose to be better than that, but while "lil Napoleon" is in office, we will see a lot of rights and laws being broken for the sake of making money for the White House.....I mean....America....
2006-10-15 17:29:08 · answer #10 · answered by linus_van_pelt68 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋