An articulated reasoned case justifies torture far more than a blustering one.
Evidence
Between Ignatieff’s and Dershowitz’s arguments, the lesser transgressor in the court of morals is Dershowitz’s— his is only a distraction. Ignatieff’s argument is infinitely worse. Without the slightest hesitation he calmly lays out all the legal, moral, ethical, and political ramifications of torture under certain extraordinary circumstances, weighing options, striking a balance here and a counterbalance there, and altogether appearing very judicious in his goal of saving a maximum number of lives under rather nasty circumstances—but, in effect, pursuing an agenda that lends justification to torture under certain circumstances. — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 279
Categorization
- DEFINE: Articulates what distinguishes a dangerous comprador thesis from mere propaganda: the reasoned weighing of options is precisely what lends moral cover.