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Emne: An exercise in logic

Modifisert av Übergeek 바둑이 (24. juni 2011, 10:18:48)

Al Qaeda is an Islamic organization. Al Qaeda attacked the United States killing nealry 3000 people. Therefore an Islamic organization killed nearly 3000 people.

The logic is simple and there is no way Al Qaeda can weasel its way out of that one.

Iran is an Islamic country. Iran supports Hezbollah, a terrorist group. Therefore an Islamic country supports a terrorist group.

Again, the logic simple and there is no way Iran can weasel its way out of that one.

On the other hand ...

The United States is a Christian Nation. The United States went to war in Vietnam killing 6 million people. Therefore a Christian nation went to war killing 6 million people.

The United States is a Christian Nation. The United States went to war in Iraq based on false intellegence, and killed 400,000 people. Therefore a Christian nation went to war in Iraq based on false intellegence, and killed 400,000 people.

The United States is a Christian Nation. The United States has supported, funded and armed brutal fascist dictators around the world. Therefore a Christian nation has supported, funded and armed brutal fascist dictators around the world.

Now, people will have no problem accepting the first two about Al Qaeda and Iran. But the ones about the US will be unacceptable. Right wing evangelical Christians in the US insist that the US is a Christian nation founded on the principles of Christianity. Now, considering the wars that the US has been involved in, we can say that a Christian nation has gone to war, as much as an Islamic nation has supported terrorism. Can the US weasel its way out of that one without making lame excuses?