RE: A little vindication for Muslims
August 5, 2011 at 12:17 am
(This post was last modified: August 5, 2011 at 12:18 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Well the victors always argue such actions are justified, using those impeccable principles of moral philosophy,"the ends justify the the means" and tu quoque.
I'm thinking of WW2 and the deliberate targeting of civilians in the fire bombing of Dresden and Hamburg,where around 100,THOUSAND civilians were killed as just retribution,to demoralise the Germans,and boost English morale.
The A bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified at the time (and still,today by many) by arguing that many thousands of US lives were saved.(the ends justified the means)
My own opinion: IF you accept violence as a legitimate means to an end,ultimately, expediency, based on"the ends justify the means" is and must be the only rule. What? You obey rules and LOSE? Oh please.
There is no such thing as 'a just war' (a term invented I think by the devious mind of Augustine of Hippo) Once the killing starts, there is no moral high ground.
I will not even start on my opinion of the presence of US (and Aussie) troops in Iraq and Afghanistan; I get too angry.
I'm thinking of WW2 and the deliberate targeting of civilians in the fire bombing of Dresden and Hamburg,where around 100,THOUSAND civilians were killed as just retribution,to demoralise the Germans,and boost English morale.
The A bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified at the time (and still,today by many) by arguing that many thousands of US lives were saved.(the ends justified the means)
My own opinion: IF you accept violence as a legitimate means to an end,ultimately, expediency, based on"the ends justify the means" is and must be the only rule. What? You obey rules and LOSE? Oh please.
There is no such thing as 'a just war' (a term invented I think by the devious mind of Augustine of Hippo) Once the killing starts, there is no moral high ground.
I will not even start on my opinion of the presence of US (and Aussie) troops in Iraq and Afghanistan; I get too angry.
