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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
For me, though, I can't see a civilized people doing this with bodies as a group under any circumstances. For me, these acts, in and of themselves, may -- may -- speak to a moral corruption. Frankly, I do not know that they are a civilized people over there. Everything I read or see on TV leads me to think that generally they are, but such a large percentage of them continue to undermine efforts to rebuild, that I do wonder. As I said, it's my own potential prejudice that I am grappling with here.
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Please define 'civilized'. Nazi Germany was considered 'civilized' and we all now what they did. Europeans historically have often considered themselves to be an island of civilization in an ocean of barbarism, and yet their actions in places like the African continent speaks for themselves. While it might be easier to fall over the 'moral edge' in a harsh and violent enviroment, these things can happen everywhere given certain circumstances. Granted, it doesn't happen here in the West as often as in some other places around the World, but that's most likely because we have an orderly and relatively un-corrupted society that still allows you to walk outside without fearing for your life. It simply runs smooter than many other countries.
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[Edit] Just a thought. What kind of a person hates others so much that they forget to love their own?
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To many people in this World, it seems.
