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Nevertheless, as shown in the Abu Grahib scandal and the blind eye turned to sexual abuse in domestic prisons, sexual humiliation as a form of punishment is alive and well in the US.



It's alive and well in all of humanity, and likely will be for the rest of our existence as a species.


If you believe that, you've already accepted it, and to some extent justified it. Beware that cynicism is only one form of ideology that relies on the thought it's based on facts.


If I believe that someone, somewhere, will be murdered tomorrow, does that necessarily follow that I both condone and justify it?




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