Potential Memorial Day Pardons

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(05-24-2019, 04:00 PM)hollodero Wrote: 1. I might expect them to be disturbed, but that still is not the same as talking about a "disturbing message". For one, the disturbing thing about the message might just be that it is recieved as an affirmation by some. Namely by those who are emboldened to commit war crimes of their own now, because that's obviously ok now. Very much like sending child pornography is a disturbing thing to do, while the recipient of those messages is often anything but disturbed.
Would I expect all others (troops, public, world) to be disturbed by that? Yeah, very much so.

2. But that's not the main point. The main point is that you changed the OP's words to "...how Military folk should be mad about Trump considering pardoning this operative", when it was really not what he said. And then you built your whole "ah, that happens all the time, stop being such partisan hypocrites about it"-point around that interpretation, where you call other people's points inane and whatnot. That intellectual arrogance does hold zero water.

3. All while a war criminal might go free. I get that you don't like that either, but as usual I do not get how you spend 1% of your words on that and the remaining 99% to spin words and meanings in attempts to prove something unflattering about non-conservatives.

1. Sounds like you're trying to talk yourself into the more nuanced meaning than the simple assertion that folks are expected to be disturbed at disturbing messages..

2. Of course that's the main point. If folks aren't mad/disturbed about trump possibly pardoning this guy then what are they disturbed by in the message? Simply pointed out he has no monopoly.

3. Hell it takes two to tango. I've not been required to defend/curse his actions because 99% of the thread is about me.