Reply #55: Ahh, that's the kicker

[nonconformist]

Racism. I think that is a root to a lot of this stuff. People always seem to think it's the wedge issues of abortion and gay marriage, but that's not always the case. But racist and prejudiced views are what are torpedoing the fear and justification for war. It's easy to distance yourself from Iraqi civilian deaths when you don't see them as equal human beings. It's easy to get your brain around the idea of conquering the Middle East and U.S. world domination when you think your race, nationality and religion are far superior.