Say it again

I’ve done more thinking about torture in the last six years than I ever imagined would be necessary. One of the few consolations of today’s awful landscape is hearing a respected person use clear, simple words to show how wrong it is.

This is from hilzoy.

I would have thought that anyone who was thinking about endorsing torture would first stop and think very, very carefully about whether it is actually effective. […]

Arguing about torture without asking this question is like arguing about whether you must, absolutely must, eat your children to keep yourself from starving to death without first checking to see whether you have any other food available.

It’s the best 532 words you’ll read this week.

posted by Sra. Bibliotecaria ⋅ tagged america, ethics, politics

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