The Future of Torture

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A thoughtful post from a friend of a friend has me thinking about the issue of torture. Is it permissible? Is it moral? Is it right?  Not quite the same questions, and I wrote a sort of a rambling reply to her about a framework for considering this unpleasant topic:

Comments

Strong divide by political leaning

[marmoe]

I had not expected this strong correlation between political leaning and the attitude towards waterboarding.

Re: Strong divide by political leaning

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If you'd have asked the same question a few years ago, you would not have seen the political divide.

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