> xeno syndicated wrote:

> Alright, DP.  Thanks for answering.  Now, let's say the situation were slightly different.  Instead of being in charge of actually pushing the button, you would be in charge of some innocuous occupation at the death camp, like answering phones or doing paperwork.  You would never actually see any atrocities occurring, and would be able to maintain plausible deniablility that any such atrocities were going on.  You could still write your salary for whatever you'd want.  Your family would live in a nice house in town nearby; you could see them every evening. You could take vacations with your family.  You estimate you could retire in 20 maybe 15 years.

If you didn't take the job, you would be killed, but instead of your family being killed, they'd simply be forced to do manual labor for the rest of their lives at some labor camp.  Their basic needs would be met - food, water, bunks.... You know, a typical labor camp.

Would you take the job?<<

No, as a Catholic I am trained to believe that everybody dies, but the best death is being a self-righteous jerk while somebody else goes to Hell for killing you.

Although I do enjoy paying taxes for drone strikes, so I guess its a POV thing

> Zarf BeebleBrix wrote:

> One note to everyone here: it's really easy to make these stances while at a computer at home.  However, this type of question rarely actually reflects one's stance when actually faced with such a dilemma.  Fear is pretty powerful.<<<

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> xeno syndicated wrote:

> > The Yell wrote: I will blame all China for it

Americans' insatiable demand for cheap crap  doesn't factor into your equation?<<

No, I dislike China and will gladly blame them

wears a leather catsuit to do code enforcement patrols

I will blame all China for it

Maybe you shoulda lost the Empire when Wilhelm asked you to? Come off it.

The only reason America had dominance was, we were useful.  That seems over with.

We've been declining since the 1960s by a lot of measures and the end of the Cold War has accelerated that process.  I don't think it takes a long time, look at UK 1890 and then 1940.  And then 1950.

warning for trolling.

"direct action"

"extreme measures"

"black ops"

"binge drinking"

I don't like his budget which creates a federal responsibility to buy everybody health care.

Still i wish it was Ryan as President and Romney as clean up

will be amused to know we had a teacher named Ms. Boyd and my sister wrote AVOID THE NOID MS BOYD in the girls room with a marker

hrm
maybe I should enlist, get in a trench fight and then drop a grenade under my own fascist crew and the commies!

see that's why I made that joke

for which I'm going to Hell

so it's all a moot question to me