Exactly. What kind of "culture" condones torture? How can one favor torture, but at the same time favor a small, inconsequential government? Once a state can torture, there are no limits to state power.
"Once a state can torture, there are no limits to state power."
Aren't you putting the cart before the horse?
Isn't it the case that a State that knows no limits to its power is the one that gets away with torture scot free? That's why the State writes the Law ...
What about a culture of torture? How does that affect society, TS?
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ReplyDeleteExactly. What kind of "culture" condones torture? How can one favor torture, but at the same time favor a small, inconsequential government? Once a state can torture, there are no limits to state power.
"Once a state can torture, there are no limits to state power."
DeleteAren't you putting the cart before the horse?
Isn't it the case that a State that knows no limits to its power is the one that gets away with torture scot free? That's why the State writes the Law ...