Soldiers suffer from shell shock and go crazy doing what they do with or without drugs. It seems more convenient to blame "fuck ups" like these on a drug than on the simple fact that war causes horrible suffering and stress on both sides of a conflict and is expecially difficult to handle for soldiers who consciously or subconsciously feel they are occupying a country for dubious reasons. Blaming this one incident on a drug instead of on American foreign policy in general is easier for the party who is actually responsible for these atrosities.
If Macciavelli had known about drugs that "may" cause such behaviour, I'm sure he would have recommended the Prince give them to all soldiers, in case the shit hit the fan and you had to put the blame on something. Smart man - Macchiavelli.
At least we can know for certain the people trying to get creationism taught as science in our schools have equally wacky friends around the globe.
The difference is that, while India is a developing country with a high percentage of its population illiterate, the US is an industrialized nation whose citizens should know better. No, I didn't RTFA.
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As pay drops, women take over male-dominated fields.
Heck, what do I know. I'm just a middle aged heterosexual white guy.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
On the other hand, when you see them express themselves in writing, that's when you can get really worried...
Soldiers suffer from shell shock and go crazy doing what they do with or without drugs. It seems more convenient to blame "fuck ups" like these on a drug than on the simple fact that war causes horrible suffering and stress on both sides of a conflict and is expecially difficult to handle for soldiers who consciously or subconsciously feel they are occupying a country for dubious reasons. Blaming this one incident on a drug instead of on American foreign policy in general is easier for the party who is actually responsible for these atrosities.
If Macciavelli had known about drugs that "may" cause such behaviour, I'm sure he would have recommended the Prince give them to all soldiers, in case the shit hit the fan and you had to put the blame on something. Smart man - Macchiavelli.
http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fbeta.fcc.gov%2F&charset=(detect+automatically)&doctype=Inline&group=0
but also
http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fslashdot.org%2F&charset=(detect+automatically)&doctype=Inline&group=0&user-agent=W3C_Validator%2F1.2
I just don't understand why. Can anybody explain?
The difference is that, while India is a developing country with a high percentage of its population illiterate, the US is an industrialized nation whose citizens should know better. No, I didn't RTFA.
WTF:
http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2F&charset=(detect+automatically)&doctype=Inline&group=0
Double WTF:
http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashdot.org&charset=(detect+automatically)&doctype=Inline&group=0