last night's RNC Presidential debate showed some interesting things. The most interesting to me was that all the front-runners are OK with torture. I wonder how one can pursue the far-right Christian bloc and advocate torture. I guess it's not so much a commentary on the incongruity of the candidates but of the voting bloc themselves. The voters they are trying to woo are NOT good Christians. They are self-righteous, judgemental, hypocritical, fearful, and hateful people. Are these the people that our whole country's policies should reflect? I hope not.
Torture is wrong. It does not usually get good information. It always incites more violence against us, and it justifies the torture of our soldiers (and civilians if God forbid they ever get captured). It is easy to be moral when there is no problem. The test of our morals and beliefs comes when it is hardest to adhere to them. I am so disappointed with Perry, Cain, Romney, and Bachmann. I thought we were done with being the brutal thugs of the world and wanted to show our moral high-groundedness. Thanks for lowering us, jerks.
Props to Huntsman and Paul for showing civility and intelligence in this area.
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