Killing Children Redux

I checked in at BlackFive to follow up on the discussion of "The Virtues of Killing Children".

Most comments were sensible and serious, struggling with the difficulty of the concept, the irrefutable logic and the deeply uncomfortable and unnatural (to the human, humane heart) conclusions.

Then there were the Liberals, who spewed raw emotion, castigating one and all for even discussing the subject...their subtle and nuanced argument being: "Baby-Killers!" (They've matured so much in the last 35 years.)

I was moved to comment on their comments. To wit:

"As usual, the Liberals exclaiming horrors on this blog have the wrong end of the stick. They imagine that the question is: "Shall no children die, or shall some children die?"

But that is NOT the question. The question is: "Shall a few children die, or shall MANY children die?"

This question they refuse to face because it requires the acceptance of the horrible fact that in some situations, children and other innocents WILL die.

1) If we adopt Grim's philosopy, some children will die, but it renders the use of children as shields useless, which will likely lead to the elimination of it as a tactic. Resulting in the death of fewer children.

2) If we allow ourselves to be so hobbled fighting against an enemy sworn to destroy us, that we never kill a child inadvertantly, we can perhaps briefly enjoy the moral satisfaction of never killing a child. But we will fight ineffectively, providing little defense for our own children which will be slaughtered intentionally and mercilessly by the enemy, as usual, resulting in the death of countless innocent children.

Hard questions are anathema to Liberals. Hard logic is a foreign language. They operate on feelings. Things that make them feel good are TRUE and GOOD. Things that make them feel bad are FALSE and BAD. It is evident in their poor decision making, their shallow arguments, their repeated failed policies.

In attempting to make them come to grips with this particular devestating and intractable problem, Grim has made them feel bad. Therefore Grim is BAD. And since there is no solution that makes them feel good, the question itself is FALSE, and cannot be acknowledged.

Really, guys, it's pointless to argue with them or try to explain. It's a emotional tar baby."

(Why can't there be an annual season on Liberals, so we could just shoot the bastards?)

The Gunslinger