Comments on: The Torture Debate (As a Batman Comic)

By: Sabre_Justice

Sabre_Justice — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:38:37 +0000

The last panel hurt my brain for a second there.

And personally? I think suicide bombing is a coward’s way out. And the Koran explicitly forbids suicide. Remember folks: Al-Quaeda is a Muslim group, like how the KKK is a Christian group.

By: Moony

Moony — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:40:38 +0000

We could sum up this entire page, comments and all with this:

Mental torture =/= inhumane
Physical torture = inhumane

Terrorists =/= Evil people
terrorists = Devoted people.

And yes, I AM defending their actions.

By: The Killah29

The Killah29 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:01:54 +0000

Why did this seem like it these peronas fit so well….?

By: A. Bryant

A. Bryant — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:17:35 +0000

*tries not to fall off her chair as she laughs*
I’m sending your page off to all my friends!

By: MRasheed

MRasheed — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:04:47 +0000

@ Jack:
Most suicide bombers, and those sympathetic with them know full well that Islam/Qur’an says it is evil to kill innocents during war, but support it anyway from a twisted sense of desparate bravery when faced with superior numbers and fire power. This attitude comes from old local tribalism mindsets, not religion.

By: MRasheed

MRasheed — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:58:28 +0000

“Electric dick clamp workers” lol

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:46:06 +0000

@Batzarro - That’s not necessarily the case. Not all suicide bombers are poor people who are just taken in by terrorist organizations which give them food, etc. A lot of them believe in this stuff their entire lives, and many of them are from relatively wealthy backgrounds. Just read a paper occasionally, you’ll see that often when potential suicide bombers are arrested, they are very well educated, often middle class individuals, and just believe in, as you phrased it, a purpose. Often it’s religious reasons, which they’ve either converted to when they’ve become disillusioned with life and want to believe there’s something more, or they’ve had the views ingrained in them due to their early socialization. Not all terrorists are poor, and they don’t all just live on the streets - there are much deeper reasons for it. Also, on the Palestine reference, Palestinians are usually separatists (e.g. Hamas), and are fighting for their own state free from israel. The kind of terrorists who usually attack targets in America or Europe are the religious types, who are fighting just because they believe Allah wants them too. You can’t lump all terrorists in like that.

By: Batzarro

Batzarro — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:33:34 +0000

Okay, I’ve read too many stupid statements regarding how terrorists are born, and I think I should pitch in.

Imagine if you had nothing but some filthy rags. Sounds scary, right? Sleeping on the streets, living of scraps. Then some guys come along. They tell you you’re life sucks because of THEM and points to some guys in a military base. These guys give you two things: food and a “purpose”. The purpose is, of course to blow yourself based loosely on some scriptures and some leaders who claim to be in the know of the wills of God. Think about it: You have no life to lose!

Again, I am not trying to justify their actions. Just that suicide bombers are poor, illiterate people without any hope for a good life who are roped in by leaders into doing their dirty work. It’s more complicated than it might seem. I doubt most of these poor bastards actually know what America is, or plan to build a little cottage in Palestine.

By: Batzarro

Batzarro — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:09:25 +0000

Yog-Sothoth, I do love me a challenge.

It’s easy. International laws already covered that it’s eillegal to proceed in such a manner.

And besides, do you think a government that allows torture will stop at the foreigners? You want to know how that ends? With the country’s very people being tortured or “disappearing”, like in Chile during Pinochet’s reign. It’s a short step from “protecting the citizens” to “protecting my own power and interests”. Although if you really believe any of what happened during the Bush years was for your benefit, then you weren’t paying attention.

In essence, even if you can say, “go ahead, torture them guys” you are giving them the key to eventually torture YOU as well. Or do you think Hitler started his speeches by saying “I’m a murderous, power hungry bastard!” No, it always starts by saying this will be good for you. Then before you know it you’re own liberties and personal life are affected.

By: the comic IS funny

the comic IS funny — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:08:38 +0000

Frosting and cheese? C’mon - thats fcking hilarious!!! (not sarcasm).
Plus the random “warks” to rep penguin noises that Cheney makes were funny too as well as the way the writer made Cheney say nonsensical phrases as a way to parody the intelligent sounding nonsense that the real Cheney used to justify everything BushCo did.