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July 09, 2007

Is this a representation of the neo-liberal world governed by utilitarianism caught up in the war of terrorism. The ethos of devising policy to ensure the greatest happiness for the greatest number means that some need to be sacrificed to ensure the greatest happiness of the greatest number.

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If that means some are detained, tortured or Moslem civilians lose their lives then that is the price that must be payed to ensure national security. You can see why some make the turn to human rights

| Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at 08:24 AM | | Comments (0)
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