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Petraeus: Burning Koran Puts American Lives 'in Jeopardy'
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<blockquote data-quote="daniel777" data-source="post: 55655582" data-attributes="member: 178444"><p>constructive and destructive are very elusive terms politically. </p><p></p><p>you can't construct something without destroying something else, even if it's only the possibility of something else, and you can't destroy something without constructing something else, even if it's only the possibility of something else. </p><p></p><p>what determines whether an act is one of construction or destruction is a comparative value judgement, a value judgement placed on either the thing (or the possibility of the thing) destroyed or the thing (or the possibility of the thing) constructed. </p><p></p><p>if i destroy a building in order to make a new one, is ultimately an act of destruction or construction? </p><p></p><p>i'm not saying i disagree with your assessment necessarily, but it's definitely not ever that black and white, and it won't ever be until we can accurately read the intentions of other people and agree on objective value judgements for whatever it is we're talking about. </p><p></p><p>-----</p><p></p><p>as for what this thread's actually about. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> burning copies of the koran is a stupid idea, but i fully support their right to do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="daniel777, post: 55655582, member: 178444"] constructive and destructive are very elusive terms politically. you can't construct something without destroying something else, even if it's only the possibility of something else, and you can't destroy something without constructing something else, even if it's only the possibility of something else. what determines whether an act is one of construction or destruction is a comparative value judgement, a value judgement placed on either the thing (or the possibility of the thing) destroyed or the thing (or the possibility of the thing) constructed. if i destroy a building in order to make a new one, is ultimately an act of destruction or construction? i'm not saying i disagree with your assessment necessarily, but it's definitely not ever that black and white, and it won't ever be until we can accurately read the intentions of other people and agree on objective value judgements for whatever it is we're talking about. ----- as for what this thread's actually about. :P burning copies of the koran is a stupid idea, but i fully support their right to do it. [/QUOTE]
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