Carranza, just to be a bit provocative, if you wish to argue for black-white moral world, please do so. I see much gray.
There are many shades of gray in morality. None apply here. Terrorism is plainly wrong. Without some greater justification, such as ending a conflict, as was the case in Nagasaki and Hiroshima but not in Dresden, the continuous targeting of civilians for indiscriminate death is simply amoral, reprehensible, unjustified, and should be dealt with ruthlessly in order to prevent it, regardless of the justification for the terror. Despair doesn't cut it, hardship doesn't cut it, angst doesn't cut it, and I'm not even sure that similar terror by an opponent cuts it, but I haven't reached a conclusion on that specific point. It doesn't apply here, in any event. |
