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zeemike

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14. Well I guess you don't understand the difference between hypocrisy and false equivalency.

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 01:00 PM

Mar 2015

They are not the same thing.
And so you say that when we torture it is not as bad as when Russia does it...if they did that is, and we don't know that and neither do you...but we DO know that we did it but you can brush that off as a mistake.

But I am open to it, show us your proof that Russia does it every day...proof now not some more propaganda by those who want to re ignite the cold and maybe hot war.
And show us that we have quit doing it...we still have Gitmo still doing it's thing and evidence of enhanced interrogation in Chicago...so the case can be made that we torture every day too.
And that makes us hypocrits...well not me because I see it as wrong no matter who does it...and for any reason.

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I find it very hard to believe... SkyDaddy7 Mar 2015 #7

I used to find it hard to believe the US would torture people into confession. zeemike Mar 2015 #10

bad logic 101 uhnope Mar 2015 #11

What logic would that be? zeemike Mar 2015 #12

"It was done before and therefore it's okay for Russia to do now" + false equivalency uhnope Mar 2015 #13

Well I guess you don't understand the difference between hypocrisy and false equivalency. zeemike Mar 2015 #14

read it and weep uhnope Mar 2015 #15

btw it's "...lessen". elias49 Mar 2015 #16

And what Russia does does not lesson the FACT that we did and probably still torture people. zeemike Mar 2015 #19

No one even needs to demonize Russia, Putin is doing a fine job by himself. uhnope Mar 2015 #20

You tyranical dictator LOVERS here on DU... SkyDaddy7 Mar 2015 #17

That is an outrageous thing to say to me. zeemike Mar 2015 #18

it's simple to prove him wrong. nt uhnope Mar 2015 #21

The burden of proof is on the accuser. zeemike Mar 2015 #22

oh come off it uhnope Mar 2015 #23

I constantly give my opinion zeemike Mar 2015 #24

wow. You think basic reports about Putin are "bullshit" and only if I personally go uhnope Mar 2015 #25

My response is. zeemike Mar 2015 #27

Shocked I am. blm Mar 2015 #26

Well, they could just shoot him in the basement of the Dallas police building... villager Mar 2015 #28