American Realiazations (Dune)

If it's alright, Linus, I'd like to get in on that-

A:) I agree with to an extent most of the time as you seem to be a fellow conservative

B:) I think you're wrong here. Just because we're American, there's alot of savage acts that go on here. Yes, I believe that Americans would gather to watch Osama Bin Laden dragged, raped, beaten, or whatever. I think they would do the same for alot of people. The only difference is that we're too lazy to go into the streets-they'd watch it on CNN.

*edit* sorry if I stole any points from anyone-it takes a while to get this stuff typed out

Dude, slavery was world wide, not just in the USA and has existed since like the begining of time. Then all of a sudden someone said "Oh no, its so horrible that some people are taking part in what is common practice and has been so through many an age."

By the way, the civil war had nothing to do with freeing slaves at first. That concept came to be because the South was handing the Norths arses to them on a silver platter, causing the masses to demand an end to the war. The North wasn't about to let the nation to be split in two so they searched for a common goal to rally the people into supporting the war, which was freeing the slaves.

Didn't you learn anything in school?

Oh, and no matter how "horrid" of a display the somalis showed by dragging the bodies of vanquished enemies was....its war. You again have to go back countless centuries and look at all the times a warrior has beheaded his foe and carried the "prize" around for all to see. Same thing, different era. And if you try to say "were more civalized than that now" they are a 3rd world nation, clearly not as civilized as many claim we as a race should be in this modern era. There should be no rules to open war....end of story. War is a horrid thing for a reason, and the more you sugar coat it with rules and crap, the more people die for stupid reasons and the less afraid lesser nations become at wageing it.

Robert E Lee said somthing to the extent..

It is a good thing war is so horrid, or else we should grow too fond of it.

This kind of stuff has been going on forever man, the ONLY reason we even catch wind of it is because of the media, who grows fat on exploiting things like this and twisting everyones mind to think what they want you to, act how they wish you to, and do what they tell you to.

Also, the human race is very capable of some of the darkest, most twisted and vile acts ever thought of. Society as a whole can be influinced to believe anything through propaganda and politics. All it takes is someone who knows how to speak to a crowd and razz the masses. Look at Nazi Germany, an entire nation twisted to believe one thing. The human mind is a very dangerous thing when unleashed in directions such as that, all it takes is a little guidance.

Linus. 

Please stop making completely outlandish and unfounded claims as if they were "facts".

The population of Mogadishu is approximately 1,200,000 people.  By your statement AT LEAST 600,001 people participated in dragging a dead US soldier through the streets.

Ignoring for the moment the logistics involved (which would make this quite a feat), what on Earth makes you think this is true?

And you really should read up on the 60s, and on Jim Crow laws, and on slavery, and on American history in general.  Seriously.

You are wrong, Linus.  Very very wrong.

Not to divert...   But I actually support the death penalty, at least in theory (although the application leaves much to be desired).

I put that in because many outsiders view that as inhuman brutality - one man's brutality is another man's justice.  A little relativism is good for the brain.