Reply #168: I'm sorry, but that's how almost all wars are fought.

[joshcryer]

And yes, in a global capitalist economy it is sane to take the resources of others. You are able to type on a computer on an international network because of this behavior. The Indians were taken from their lands, raped, murdered. Perfectly sane rationalizations. This does not mean we have to agree with it, but it does mean that if we're rational we must accept the rationality of it.

There is nothing sane nor rational about killing UN workers over a book burning that is happening and has been happening all the time (go to YouTube, it's everywhere, predating this nonsense by 3-4 years). Whoever fomented the violence that these people partook in is inescapably insane, there is no way to rationalize it.

You seem to be conflating with morality with rationality.

It would be "immoral" to take someones $10k rolex watch. It could be perfectly rational or sane, however.

Likewise it is immoral to bomb people over oil, if not outright evil. But such acts can be perfectly rational, as oil is needed to keep civilization going, the one that allows people to type on a computer, and post incoherent arguments.