A direct quote from an officemate today; I walked in on the middle of this conversation:<\/p>\n
…but war is good.\u00a0 We need war every few years or so to kill off all the morons – send the jocks, the meatheads, all of them.\u00a0 We need to let them volunteer, go off and get killed – like in Iraq; it’s perfect.\u00a0 Who else would be willing to go?\u00a0 I mean with respect of course – the morons die with our respect. [Waving his hand to dismiss someone.]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
One of the most unusual people I know discussing why war is good.\u00a0 He’s generally a conservative, in a Catholic religious sense.\u00a0 But he has a determinedly independent streak and a penchant for saying outrageous things.<\/p>\n
He also maintained at a previous point that the Taliban in Afghanistan were “basically” the “good guys” because they were religious instead of the thugs growing drugs.\u00a0 I in no way endorse what he says – but his point of view is distinct and usually well-thought out.\u00a0 It just goes to show how far a faulty premise can take you.<\/p>\n
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