Reply #25: let's turn the question

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around. Why shouldn't they? We've been working on Gitmo for years, with no noticeable progress. Here is a situation where we can make a difference for good. So we ignore it? Where's your sense of compassion, where's your sense of justice?

The two situations are not at all related.

Look further. One is an injustice by a hated and despised Republican. The other is an injustice (at least by all available knowledge) by a Democrat. Shouldn't we police our own ranks if we wish to criticize others for hypocrisy?

We can't solve every problem at the same time. Should we refuse to do good where we can just because we have not been successful yet at correcting injustices that we care more about? I don't think so.

So, answer me one further question, if you don't mind. How does giving support to innocent victims of a racist persecution by a corrupt prosecutor detract from the fight for the rights of the Gitmo prisoners?