Greenwald on Boston bombings: Same level of anger is warranted when US is the attacker

[Dragonfli]

25. I Agree, I posted this about the boston bombings...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2682897

Justice is important, finding charging and then imprisoning those that kill is the only way I know of to try to maintain a civilization where it's made known that life is not cheap it's precious and every attempt will be made, each and every time, to see justice done.

I would and have said the same about the Bush torture kill group and those that order "double tap" strikes as a means of creating terror

Just as important is to find out who, what and if possible where to watch to prevent any more attacks that may be planned in an attempt to protect life.

Who, What and where within the Bush administration as well as the Pentagon and CIA adopted terrorism, torture and the wholesale slaughter of civilians as policy. Since this was never done, it continues to this day and Drone attacks especially have become increased and even less restrained regarding civilian deaths often targeting first responders with a second strike

Destruction of innocent people for any reason anywhere makes me doubt humanity, life has become so cheap on this planet, and all too often those responsible will never face justice.

"Looking forward" resulted in war criminals never facing justice.

also terrorism is a tactic used that I find abhorrent, used by small groups and governments alike
I posted this in response to the assertion that atheists would not be responsible, only the religious commit such acts

terrorism noun (Concise Encyclopedia)

Systematic use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. It has been used throughout history by political organizations of both the left and the right, by nationalist and ethnic groups, and by revolutionaries. Although usually thought of as a means of destabilizing or overthrowing existing political institutions, terror also has been employed by governments against their own people to suppress dissent;...

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorism

The belief that terrorists are mostly religious fanatics, is subjective nonsense and the need to believe so is silly at best, or a tool to generate hatred towards an ethnicity or common religion at worse.

It is a way to demonize entire cultures of people based on the most common religion of their region or ethnicity. "All Muslims are prone to violence and terrorism" for instance is bullshit because only an extremely small minority of Muslims are terrorists, and frankly the few that are, are largely deluded and likely being used by people that have political motives.

Similarly "Christians are a bunch of abortion clinic bombers" is equal bullshit because only an extremely small minority of Christians are terrorists, and frankly the few that are, are largely deluded and likely being used by people that have political motives.

I am sure I need not remind you of similar distortions concerning the Jewish faith and ethnicity. Or Witches (neo-pagan), or dozens of others.

Most terror is about politics and that proves to me that politics can be the most evil religion of all.

Can people of faith be silly, judgemental and bigoted? Definitely, seen a lot of that first hand but brood brushes are extremely inaccurate, many of faith are quite the opposite I have also seen that first hand.

It is not only people of faith that can be silly, judgemental and bigoted as you have just proven.

I should not have to add at this point that even atheists have political views and are just as likely as a any other to force their politics through terror and fear.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2682832

I am sickened by terrorist acts here as well as everywhere else, I am sickened by sociopaths that can plan actions that they know will kill innocent people no matter where those people. I don't see why I should feel less for people that are killed overseas by terrorists with IEDs, or by double tap organized violence designed to cause terror for a military political objective.

All life should be held precious by all people that are not sociopaths, If one doesn't find All life precious, they may well be sociopathic (sociopaths lack the ability to feel for the dead, no matter where they are)