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mali
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The cost of killing
« Thread started on: Nov 13th, 2007, 11:51am » |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7092053.stm
Just imagine is a third of this had been used to alleviate global poverty or even child health care in the USA. It seems it's better to take lives than to save lives.
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Electric Hermit
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Re: The cost of killing
« Reply #1 on: Nov 13th, 2007, 12:25pm » |
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on Nov 13th, 2007, 11:51am, mali wrote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7092053.stm
Just imagine is a third of this had been used to alleviate global poverty or even child health care in the USA. It seems it's better to take lives than to save lives. |
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Madness! Total f***ing madness!
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Re: The cost of killing
« Reply #2 on: Nov 13th, 2007, 2:39pm » |
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on Nov 13th, 2007, 11:51am, mali wrote:| Just imagine is a third of this had been used to alleviate global poverty or even child health care in the USA. It seems it's better to take lives than to save lives. |
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Unfortunately it is not those campaigning to alleviate global poverty or promoting health care who are funding the activities on Capitol Hill or in the Whitehouse. He who pays the piper and all that. We take it as read that democracy is a system superior to all others. But in practice, whose interests does it serve ?
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Re: The cost of killing
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on Nov 13th, 2007, 2:39pm, Libertarian wrote:| Unfortunately it is not those campaigning to alleviate global poverty or promoting health care who are funding the activities on Capitol Hill or in the Whitehouse. He who pays the piper and all that. We take it as read that democracy is a system superior to all others. But in practice, whose interests does it serve ? |
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Democracy is a system superior to all others. But only to the extent that the demos demonstrates its power.
We get the government we deserve.
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Re: The cost of killing
« Reply #4 on: Nov 14th, 2007, 09:21am » |
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I wonder how they calculate the cost of the tens of thousands of deaths, Iraqi and American, resulting from this insane adventure. And the sabres are rattling over Iran as we speak.
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