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Originally posted by Silver Cheetah:
Ultimate tool of oppression - no not really. It kills less people than war does. Although you do run the risk of hitting on the right ones...... We aren't talking about a head of state in this particular case - this is an individual terrorist. Although personally, I would rather see him prosecuted in a court of law, if he could be got hold of.
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It kills less people than war does... yes. But least - at the VERY least - War, in all its' horror, makes people think 'This is terrible. We shall make sure this never happens again.'. We see the horror, and hopefully - dear god, i hope - we will learn some day.
A world of peace established by assassination would be a terrible thing; a state where the pinpoint and secret killing of those who do not agree with it is the foundation of the government would hold its' power through terror. Any voices who oppose anything that government might do - bam. As long as the government stays enlightened and benevolent - fine. But what government does?