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In reply to the discussion: Drones: Do I have a line in the sand? [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)Please excuse what might seem a plug for my show but I conducted the interview with Medea Benjamin about drones that I aired during my last show because it gave an opportunity to both showcase the two liberal positions and hopefully develop a unified way foreward, as well as fully explain what I believe is my fairly nuanced position. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lesersense/2013/02/11/making-sense-with-steve-leser--drones-the-week-in-review
I would ask that you hear what I have to say when I talk with Medea. My support of drones is far from absolute, and it has a time limit. Those nuances are often lost in debates here on DU for a number of reasons, not least of which is that the anti-drone OPs usually start with some form of fire and brimstone along the lines of "Oh my god! Those horrible pro-drone woodchuck Democrats! They love giving authoritarian power to the executive to kill people!!!!!!11111!1!1"
When the discussion starts with that, its hard to have a reasonable discussion.