Whats this "moral equivalence" theory you are rallying against. That the US terror state is in some way morally superior to other "terrorists"? That bombing people, torturing people, and occupying their countries is in some way the moral highground?Coito ergo sum wrote:...and then of course he'll claim a moral equivalence (or more likely claim that the Americans are actually worse than Al Qaeta).sandinista wrote:skewers? Holy shit man, you call that "skewers"? Not even close. Hitch needs to stick to religious debates because politically he consistently falls short. I would love to see him debate Chomsky and get destroyed like he was against George Galloway. Admittedly, Hitch isn't as far off politically as, say Sam Harris but
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Yes, I know. That's what I refuted. It never meant secular anywhere on this planet, ever..Morticia. wrote:Coito ergo sum wrote:You wrote, "Historically Free meant Secular." Ignoring the grammar problem and the weird capitalization, historically "free" never meant "secular.".Morticia. wrote:you have refuted what I didn't writeCoito ergo sum wrote:On what planet? In what historical century?.Morticia. wrote:Historically Free meant Secular.
Free press never meant "secular" press. It never excluded secular press, but sectarian press is just as protected under freedom of the press than secular press.
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Did you write something else? Suggesting that "free" meant "secular" is just plain wrong.
historically
as in it meant something different to what it means now
and in europe, and not only the english language
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I'm not rallying. But, I'm referring to the same one Hitchens referred to.sandinista wrote:Whats this "moral equivalence" theory you are rallying against. That the US terror state is in some way morally superior to other "terrorists"? That bombing people, torturing people, and occupying their countries is in some way the moral highground?Coito ergo sum wrote:...and then of course he'll claim a moral equivalence (or more likely claim that the Americans are actually worse than Al Qaeta).sandinista wrote:skewers? Holy shit man, you call that "skewers"? Not even close. Hitch needs to stick to religious debates because politically he consistently falls short. I would love to see him debate Chomsky and get destroyed like he was against George Galloway. Admittedly, Hitch isn't as far off politically as, say Sam Harris but
LOL - US "terror state" - listen to yourself...

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yah, baloney.Coito ergo sum wrote:I'm not rallying. But, I'm referring to the same one Hitchens referred to.sandinista wrote:Whats this "moral equivalence" theory you are rallying against. That the US terror state is in some way morally superior to other "terrorists"? That bombing people, torturing people, and occupying their countries is in some way the moral highground?Coito ergo sum wrote:...and then of course he'll claim a moral equivalence (or more likely claim that the Americans are actually worse than Al Qaeta).sandinista wrote:skewers? Holy shit man, you call that "skewers"? Not even close. Hitch needs to stick to religious debates because politically he consistently falls short. I would love to see him debate Chomsky and get destroyed like he was against George Galloway. Admittedly, Hitch isn't as far off politically as, say Sam Harris but

Coito ergo sum wrote:LOL - US "terror state" - listen to yourself...


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The Americans did not. No, I don't think Al Qaeda just popped out of nowhere. I also don't think that things either pop out of nowhere or are creations of the United States, nor do I think that the United States is the only source of weapons in the world.Gawd wrote:The Americans did. You think Al Qaeda just popped out of nowhere as an organized group with weapons, money, and military training galore?Coito ergo sum wrote:Might be because Americans did not create Al Qaeta or weaponize it.Gawd wrote:The Americans *did* create Al Qaeda and weaponized it, you know? Funny how you never hear any Americans apologize for creating terrorist organizations that come back to bite them.Coito ergo sum wrote:In the debate I saw between Galloway and the Hitch, Galloway sounded like a fool and an apologist for Saddam Hussein (which, of course, he was).sandinista wrote:skewers? Holy shit man, you call that "skewers"? Not even close. Hitch needs to stick to religious debates because politically he consistently falls short. I would love to see him debate Chomsky and get destroyed like he was against George Galloway. Admittedly, Hitch isn't as far off politically as, say Sam Harris but
But, Chomsky is just one one of those guys that will imply on the one hand that Al Qaeta or Arabs didn't "do" 9/11, and then call it a justifiable counterattack, and then of course he'll claim a moral equivalence (or more likely claim that the Americans are actually worse than Al Qaeta).
I also know that you don't have one shred of evidence or a source for you claim. You just say it.
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Project much?sandinista wrote:
the root of one of your problems...one of
, you can't see beyond your american identity. Attempt to empathize sometime. You may learn something.
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no.Coito ergo sum wrote:Project much?sandinista wrote:
the root of one of your problems...one of
, you can't see beyond your american identity. Attempt to empathize sometime. You may learn something.
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