Us and them

Torture although subjective can be considered wrongful on many terms, epically when you attempt to view it through the universal view that we were speculating about in class. This view emphasizes neutrality and a detached perspective of the actions on hand, freeing us from finger pointing and blowing away the could from our judgment that have been stirred by the actions of those whom we oppose. The barbarians from Brazil that were described in our passage took good care of their prisoners and offered them the best of service, down to the point where they cut them up and nibbled on their cadavers. Their treatment and respect of their captives, even though their captives were clearly their enemies, warranted the respect of the author. The Europeans however were described as being very barbaric by their use of torture. They used torture to exemplify their views and standards to any who opposed them, namely anyone they saw to be devious and barbarous. Even though they would view the practices of the Brazilians as wholly barbaric, the author found their actions to be ultimately less agreeable. What the United States is doing now could be easily tossed into this category of overexertion of power and beliefs. However, as a culture when we view our justification our cations make perfect sense. We are harming those who wish to harm others and do evil to our nation. We are protecting our country through our actions, which justify what we are doing to many. From the perspective view that we also discussed we can dismiss what we are doing as entirely warranted. However, I think that the torture is wrongful because we should lead by example, not through retaliation. I can even be shnazzy and say, "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." Although we can justify our actions with our perspective as a culture, as a universal whole what we are doing is not justifiable.