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Originally Posted by roachboy
so you think that the ends justify the means.
wasn't that what the americans used to criticize stalin for? was this attitude not in itself the hallmark of an authoritarian regime, from the american viewpoint, not long ago?
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but i really do not understand how this functions to even begin to address the problems raised by the war itself.
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No reason why we can't have a bit of debate mixed in here.
I do think the ends justify the means here. One sometimes finds it awkward to debate another who is willing to cite extreme - and often times unrelated - data to the matter at hand. I say: "Yes, the ends justify the means in this particular situation". You respond with: "Yes, well that is the same, exact philosophy that allowed Stalin to murder 13 million people." The semantic problem here is that I am using the phrase to describe a situation completely unrelated to Stalin.
It's like saying, for example:
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"I support tearing down these trees to make room for a courthouse."
as having the semantic equivalence to:
"I support tearing down these trees to make room for a concentration camp.
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It seems to me you are comparing Apples to Oranges.
To address your other question: what "problems raised by the war" were you referring to?