Murder may be more repugnant and evil than rape, but I feel compelled to decry both ... and both are criminal. Both are worthy of denouncement.
I don't see much ray-of-light in Islamic Jihadist Terrorism, and furthermore I am not a citizen of a nation where that is the prevailing authority. And so I mostly speak out against American evils, precisely because I do see a ray-of-light in the American system of representative democracy and generally judeao-christian-inspired values. I think the abuses and evils perpetrated by many successive waves of the United States government over time are abhorent to the ideals and values of America ... and I cherish my American right to speak out against them without being subject to ill treatment (a right which, btw, has been and is currently abused by government adminstrations of this country).
But don't equate my criticism of my own nation with approval of terrorism or facsism or jihadism or totalitatianism abroad. Don't equate my stance against rape with an approval of murder. Terrorists are scum with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Criticism is wasted. On the other hand, I hope for America to improve ... and criticism of our government is not only warranted, but is profoundly patriotic.
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