[mburbank]

" To put that into context with a harsher outcome, doesn't belittle the actual crime itself."

Sadaam was bad, but he should be seen in the context of Hitler. Hitler was bad, but should be seen in the context of General Zod.

"Do you know anything about pyschopathic murderors and their state of mind?"
Got an odd dreams you'd like to share? Say, thanks for the education though. is there a degree in condesension?

"I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with either side of this argument really, so I haven't a clue what fucking insanity you've built in your head."
Riiiight. It's just that you find one side of the 'argument' 'freakish'. Are you familiair with backpeddling? You should look into it. I hear they offer a joint major with condesension.

"My comments were meant to express concern that this is a societal problem on an International level, and I take the same concern with this as I do when an American journalist is executed in Iran for his religion, or when Women are executed by stonings as a result of Shar'ia law. It goes on regardless of any occupations involved, and it's something that needs to stop."

And for the first time you express that point with a modicum of clarity. Don't blame me for your writing.

"Sometimes people can fight the same cause as you without using the same chanted slogans. "
I like that. Chanted slogans. Everyone chant along now. Unless I'm chanting alone. is there some chant you think I'm chanting wityh other chanters, because I haven't a clue what fucking insanity you've built in your head.

"I'm obviously not managing to articulate my point here,"
Yes
" but you seem more interested in having someone to disagree with anyway."
I found your subtext (ok, sure, this is really really bad what we did, but come on, it's nowhere near bad as all kinds of stuff other poeple do all the time.) disturbing. I've often treated you with respect over ideas we strongly disagree about. If that subtext was the opposite of what you meant I'm happy to leave it. But I don't think that undertone was question of 'how bright you are'. I think it's there, wether you care to face it or not. I'm familiar enough with arrogance to know it when I see it.

"I'm saying that because others do it and get away with it on their own soil every day, it provokes a climate where devious minds will attempt the same shit. "
So, are you saying
A.) people are bad
or
B.) We must stop the bad people!

What have you got in mind? I think the first thing to do to stop the badness is react swiftly and harshly to our own badness. I'm 'missing the larger picture'? Paint it for me.