Thats part of the problem with our society today.
There is no longer respect for human life on either side.
British sniper shoots dead two Taliban fighters... from more than 1.5 miles away
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There is no longer respect for human life on either side.
Agreed. Overall I consider myself to be a leftist (though I know SJP will disagree because I'm pro-life and pro-capital punishment and am for military action on certain occasions). The main reason I tend to lean left in spite of all of this though is owing the way the right approaches these issues. I'm for capital punishment in some cases as a matter of cold justice, but certainly not something I approach in a vigilante style of 'fry the guy'. There is not necessarily any hatred on my part for the persons who may receive capital punishment, but just a sense of cold justice. But when people start cheering on capital punishment that's a different matter.
Yes, I was joking aobut it to some degree on the thread about the Colonel recently and though am open to capital punishment for him, I would still expect him to receive a fair trial and be treated with respect till the end and still get a proper burial.
Likewise i'm not for sniping at abortion doctors or burning down their clinics. Nor am I for going to war in rage, anger, and racial prejudice. The Afghan War is defensible to a degree, though barely; but what is indefensible is the attitude we take there with us.
In may respects I am quite conservative, but when I see the way the right often cheers death on, it's sickening and frightening, which usually leads me leaning for more leftist politicians to play it safe.
I wouldn't mind seeing a party supporting more right-leaning views but still with a certain dignity.
Yes, I was joking aobut it to some degree on the thread about the Colonel recently and though am open to capital punishment for him, I would still expect him to receive a fair trial and be treated with respect till the end and still get a proper burial.
Likewise i'm not for sniping at abortion doctors or burning down their clinics. Nor am I for going to war in rage, anger, and racial prejudice. The Afghan War is defensible to a degree, though barely; but what is indefensible is the attitude we take there with us.
In may respects I am quite conservative, but when I see the way the right often cheers death on, it's sickening and frightening, which usually leads me leaning for more leftist politicians to play it safe.
I wouldn't mind seeing a party supporting more right-leaning views but still with a certain dignity.
