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forsythY'know, if we want to win a war against people who decry us as evil, maybe the best way to start would, oh, I don't know. Maybe by... NOT BEING EVIL.
So that'd mean things like not torturing prisoners (especially ones who aren't even guilty of anything!), firing incendiary weapons into cities full of civilians, that sort of thing. Not invading countries based on false claims, and then totally fucking up the occupation so lots of people die needlessly. Oooh, hey, and we could stop supporting dictators! And stop sacrificing national security for petty political reasons. And stop lying to the public about everything.
So, in other words, we'd have to be everything the modern Republican Party isn't.
So that'd mean things like not torturing prisoners (especially ones who aren't even guilty of anything!), firing incendiary weapons into cities full of civilians, that sort of thing. Not invading countries based on false claims, and then totally fucking up the occupation so lots of people die needlessly. Oooh, hey, and we could stop supporting dictators! And stop sacrificing national security for petty political reasons. And stop lying to the public about everything.
So, in other words, we'd have to be everything the modern Republican Party isn't.
