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To: JohnM who wrote (99921)	6/3/2003 11:28:15 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) of 281500

I assume you mistyped since a moral judgment cannot stop "barbarities" from taking place. But it can judge them. And I assume that was your point. The problem is with the term "barbarities" given the sentence you've offered. Barbarities: Savage brutality or cruelty in actions or conduct. dictionary.reference.com Allows: To let do or happen; permit: dictionary.reference.com I didn't think you'd take refuge in hair-splitting; I get paid to do so, and generally wordsmith my sentences as carefully as anyone here. The "eye of the beholder" argument is morally repugnant because it creates self-delusion in the mind of the alleged freedom fighter; it allows him to commit barbarities that are inherently evil. The ultimate question is whether you believe in acts that are inherently evil regardless of the justification. It's the question you've so far avoided.

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