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Zorra

(27,670 posts) Wed Dec 10, 2014, 02:46 AM Dec 2014

Bush, Cheney and the other war criminals are really no different than Charlie Manson.

And they should be in prison right along side him.

They really should be.

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Bush, Cheney and the other war criminals are really no different than Charlie Manson. (Original Post) Zorra Dec 2014 OP

No they are different Kalidurga Dec 2014 #1

I agree totally. Dick n Bush make Charles Manson look like a choir boy. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2014 #13

hows about under the jail? easychoice Dec 2014 #2

You are absolutely right. The only distinction is that Manson is insane. kysrsoze Dec 2014 #3

Disagree--I think Bush and Cheney are just as insane as Manson truebluegreen Dec 2014 #7

No. One was an unfeeling, evil, maniacal, egotistical, psychotic, cold-blooded murderer. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #4

If the flowery feel good phrase "no one is above the law" was true Solly Mack Dec 2014 #5

If they had stolen cigars from the local convenience store, they might actually get arrested JDPriestly Dec 2014 #6

Worse than madokie Dec 2014 #8

Personally JonLP24 Dec 2014 #9

Yeah, because killing a pregnant actress is the same thing as torturing someone who is actively okaawhatever Dec 2014 #10

The right not to be tortured is not limited to 'nice people' LeftishBrit Dec 2014 #11

DP reddread Dec 2014 #12

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)

1. No they are different

Reply to Zorra (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 02:56 AM

Dec 2014

They are much worse. They threw many nations into chaos including ours.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)

13. I agree totally. Dick n Bush make Charles Manson look like a choir boy.

Reply to Kalidurga (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 09:41 AM

Dec 2014

easychoice

(1,043 posts)

2. hows about under the jail?

Reply to Zorra (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 03:10 AM

Dec 2014

I think if they moved in Charlie would move out,lol.Or make sure they never had anything sharp to play with.

kysrsoze

(6,022 posts)

3. You are absolutely right. The only distinction is that Manson is insane.

Reply to Zorra (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 03:15 AM

Dec 2014

These fucks knew exactly what they were doing. Just like Nixon, they had no problem letting others suffer and die for the purpose of their own enrichment.

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)

7. Disagree--I think Bush and Cheney are just as insane as Manson

Reply to kysrsoze (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 04:30 AM

Dec 2014

and far more destructive.

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)

4. No. One was an unfeeling, evil, maniacal, egotistical, psychotic, cold-blooded murderer.

Reply to Zorra (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 03:16 AM

Dec 2014

And the other one was Manson.

Sorry, I'm been watching too much Craig Ferguson lately.
I'm going to miss that gay skeleton robot.

Solly Mack

(90,775 posts)

5. If the flowery feel good phrase "no one is above the law" was true

Reply to Zorra (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 03:32 AM

Dec 2014

they would be behind bars already.

As it is, that phrase is nothing more than something politicians like to say to get cheers from the crowd. Knowing all the while that even as they say it, they don't believe it - since they think they're above the law.

Manson wasn't above the law.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

6. If they had stolen cigars from the local convenience store, they might actually get arrested

Reply to Zorra (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 03:43 AM

Dec 2014

and end up doing public service if not going to jail. Public service meaning public service without pay.

madokie

(51,076 posts)

8. Worse than

Reply to Zorra (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 04:42 AM

Dec 2014

not a single one of them should be taking a free breath. All should be incarcerated.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)

9. Personally

Reply to Zorra (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 04:56 AM

Dec 2014

He has nuts & guilty of all sorts of things but think there a case could be made for strong reasonable doubt for first or second degree murder.

He had one of the worst trial defenses in history, most of it was his own fault but also his attorney turned him missing & dead during the trial and his defend of his co-defendants came at the expense of Manson.

That said, he's insane and could have stopped his followers if he really wanted to.

I'd guess there is probably more evidence against Bush & Cheney than Manson.

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)

10. Yeah, because killing a pregnant actress is the same thing as torturing someone who is actively

Reply to Zorra (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 05:01 AM

Dec 2014

trying to kill citizens in your country. Never mind those who participated in the murder of over 3,000 Americans. Hint: terrorists aren't nice people. Sharon Tate was. It's positively sickening you even drew that parallel. Disgusting.

LeftishBrit

(41,208 posts)

11. The right not to be tortured is not limited to 'nice people'

Reply to okaawhatever (Reply #10)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 06:40 AM

Dec 2014

And why are you sure that all the people who were tortured were actually trying to kill people, or participating in 9-11? It is clear that some of the people who were tortured were not even suspects.

And my own government was complicit as hell; the whole thing makes me sick.

reddread

(6,896 posts)

12. DP

Reply to Zorra (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 08:47 AM

Dec 2014

there is only one morally defensible use of the death penalty-
lying politicians.
you want to add war crimes, torture, mass murder?

hang them exactly like Saddam, in the same place, the same way.
in front of their kids.

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