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In reply to the discussion: Jefferson and drones [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)39. You clearly haven't heard anything
You have been presented several rational arguments in this thread and you don't listen. Im not saying you have to agree, but you dont even listen.
When people act like you have acted here, it's because of a fear that if they do listen and engage, their arguments will not stand up.
You can say "bullshit" and "apologia" and every other rationalization and ad-hominem remark you can come up with to justify how you have gone about this discussion, the proof is in your behavior.
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The Administration has not claimed an authority to assassinate arbitrary Americans "who might pose
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#22
There seems to have been a political consensus in the US for about a dozen years
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#27
If you merely intend to complain without effect, why should anyone listen? But if you want an effect
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#30
If you get that person to actually evaluate your points logically, you should get appointed the
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#32
Unfortunately, to convince people, it is usually necessary to get them to reach
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#33
This is typical of what I have seen of the anti-drone crowd on DU. Non-rational when it comes to
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#35
Did you skip the part of the OP that said that Jefferson did exactly what you suggest would appall
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#34
No, I dont see the difference. And that is based on the anti-drone arguments as presented
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#40
Yes, but, precedent doesn't actually validate throwing away 200 yrs of moral progress...
HereSince1628
Feb 2013
#11
Like what? What moral progress or progress of any kind has been made in dealing with that kind of a
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#31
"Because I do it with one small ship, I am called a terrorist. You do it with a whole fleet...
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#10
"America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy." John Quincy Adams
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#13
The best that can be said in response is that the drone targets are very rarely if ever
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#18
Jefferson acted to an open and ongoing explicit threat in a certain area.
Are_grits_groceries
Feb 2013
#43