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zeemike

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

Reply to uhnope (Reply #15)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 02:14 PM

Mar 2015

And we know that the cops shoot down unarmed men in the streets every day...do the Russian cops do that and if they do does it make us better than them?

What bothers me is this constant demonetization of the "evil empire" while doing evil things ourselves...done to hide our own guilt...and apparently to start up a new cold war to feed the beast of the MIC.
Yep that bothers me a lot.

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Gosh, I'm totally shocked. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #1

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you! Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #2

of course heaven05 Mar 2015 #3

Golly! NuclearDem Mar 2015 #4

The guy will be disappeared davidpdx Mar 2015 #5

At least nobody killed him in his kitchen.. (Chechens have a hard life ) jakeXT Mar 2015 #6

Squirrel! Igel Mar 2015 #8

the left or the right one ? jakeXT Mar 2015 #9

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