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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Moreover, I think that the use of torture is indicative of fear and impotence. It is one of the most forthright failures of humanity.
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... and so is the large-scale torture that is war.
I wouldn't call torture a failure of humanity. I like to think of it as something we all carry with us as an option in the back of our heads... an evil red button we tease as a response to crazy stuff like mass murder and cheating spouses, et al. I'd call it getting in touch with the Mr. Hyde side.
Such cruelty is a very human trait.