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To: JustTradeEm who wrote (94577)	4/18/2003 2:34:28 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) of 281500

<<Soldiers are notoriously tough when confronting unarmed civilians, women etc.>> <If she'd done this to Saddam's military, she'd have had her throat slit ! Seems our military treated her just fine.> If she'd done this to a crocodile, she'd have been eaten. That wouldn't make beating her up an award-winning ethical action. Threatening to kill is less offensive than beating up or eating. Big deal! Actually, threatening to kill might be worse than a bit of face-slappy [which we have also heard of]. One should not compare one's ethical standards with the worst. If we raise our sights, we might think of what's possible. George Bush uses his ideas of Christian belief as his guide. Ethics is a high-level idea. Civilized people compare their action with what's possible, not whether it's better than a crocodile or Saddam. Barbarians steal and bully. Aim high, not low and don't be a bully. Bullies are universally disliked. Saddam was quite a bully. Being better than a bad bully is no recommendation. Mqurice

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