and just so we can maybe correlate heres anothe poll on torture

[brad]

[MMMMMM]

How about a poll on how many think this is a biased multiple choice format, and how many think the multiple choice "polls" CNN or MSNBC or AOL conduct on the web are usually so much hogwash for this very reason.

[MMMMMM]

C'mon brad, I think we're overstraining Mason's new servers and wearing out our welcome with some of the regulars;-)

How about keeping most of this stuff within the recent threads it's already in instead of starting so many new threads? It isn't like these threads are new topics really.

[brad]

i really wanted to know thats all.

i didnt realize you werent done though since we went back and forth a lot of times on noam chomsky thread.

p.s. i dont think the poll is really that biased but if it is i cant really tell which way it is. (i mean in the news they are all blantantly pro torture.)

[brad]

need more votes

[Cyrus]

Hey, Brad, I know your Poll is only half-serious but I gotta say the wording is somewhat biased! FYI, I voted "No, Torture is bad" as a gesture of politeness.

Your poll should actually be split into three (3) polls, as follows:

1st POLL
Is torture a reliable and efficient method of obtaining information ? YES - NO

2nd POLL
Is it morally acceptable for American troops to torture prisoners ? YES - NO


3rd POLL
What is more important in our War against terrorism, maintaining our moral integrity or obtaining information useful for that war through immoral means ? MORAL INTEGRITY - GETTING INFORMATION

(I would speculate that the answers would be 1.YES; 2.NO; 3.INFORMATION.)

[brad]

i believe u r mistaken about torture providing reliable information. seriously.