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d. t. cochrane commented on John McCain: Who really has the power in Washington? on January 24, 2008, 8:22 AM
Except part of the power of the President is exercised for the purpose of making it seem that lobbyist interests are the same as 'the people's' interests.
d. t. cochrane commented on Mitt Romney: The Legacy of George W. Bush on January 21, 2008, 3:52 PM
Didn't respond to the bombing of the U.S. embassies or the USS Cole? Those who died of preventable disease after the bombing of a Sudanese pharmaceutical plant might beg to differ. The Iraqis who died for want of clean water after repeated bombings of infrastructure and on-going sanctions maintained by Democratic presidents might beg to differ. They might beg to differ, if they weren't dead.Attacks on the U.S. did not occur in a vacuum. To understand context is not to excuse and the context of these attacks is an American foreign policy that believes itself immune from international law and international norms.The unfortunate part of Bush's legacy may be that people forget the war crimes of the presidents who preceded him because his own were so massive and apparent. Hopefully, part of the legacy will be a war crimes trial that proves even U.S. presidents are not above global justice.
d. t. cochrane commented on Is there a clash of civilizations? on January 21, 2008, 12:15 PM
I couldn't disagree more. I think it is dangerous to try to imagine what we are in isolation from our society because we are immediately born into our society. Our means of expressing either good or evil depend the capacities we've acquired within that social context. Hume said that the social problem is not that we are individualistic but that our sympathies are partial. Therefore the solution needed is not one that constrains and limits our egos, but which extends that partiality. I do not think a relationship with God or a god is the necessary precondition for that. Many avowed atheists have been good people. Many who claim to not only have a relationship with God, but to speak for God, have done incredible ills. Of course, those who share Kay Warren's beliefs will claim that they do not really have a relationship with God. But then the argument becomes a mere tautology with no evidence apart from their proclamations based on the founding assumption.
d. t. cochrane commented on What race/ethnicity was Jesus? on January 21, 2008, 12:07 PM
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d. t. cochrane commented on John McCain: Who really has the power in Washington? on January 24, 2008, 1:22 PM
Except part of the power of the President is exercised for the purpose of making it seem that lobbyist interests are the same as 'the people's' interests.