@avclub-13d7df3c17502af69aafccc758195f96:disqus The shared moral responsibility argument has been used for a long time, and it makes sense at first glance: we all participate in this system of governance and as such we are part of the structure that supports the killing of people in war.

@avclub-13d7df3c17502af69aafccc758195f96:disqus The shared moral responsibility argument has been used for a long time, and it makes sense at first glance: we all participate in this system of governance and as such we are part of the structure that supports the killing of people in war.

You got me there. To be honest, I tuned in for Tod Palin (who did not disappoint by the way). I expected the pro-military, thanks-for-your-service-protecting-freedom tone but I was really blown away by the gall of NBC in openly celebrating Chris Kyle's death toll.

You got me there. To be honest, I tuned in for Tod Palin (who did not disappoint by the way). I expected the pro-military, thanks-for-your-service-protecting-freedom tone but I was really blown away by the gall of NBC in openly celebrating Chris Kyle's death toll.

at Lt. Buttocks: What is "value-neutral" about an institution which, outside of recruitment material, exists for the primary purpose of war? Is a predator drone or a nuclear warhead "value-neutral" then? I realize this is contrary to mainstream attitudes. But explain to me the difference between killing in war and…

at Lt. Buttocks: What is "value-neutral" about an institution which, outside of recruitment material, exists for the primary purpose of war? Is a predator drone or a nuclear warhead "value-neutral" then? I realize this is contrary to mainstream attitudes. But explain to me the difference between killing in war and…

That's quite a distinction. What is it about my statement that you find offensive, presumably more offensive than war itself? I wanted to state that I don't feel that wearing a particular set of clothes and saying an oath releases Chris Kyle from the sin of the 160-250 murders he himself openly claims to have…

That's quite a distinction. What is it about my statement that you find offensive, presumably more offensive than war itself? I wanted to state that I don't feel that wearing a particular set of clothes and saying an oath releases Chris Kyle from the sin of the 160-250 murders he himself openly claims to have…

Chris Kyle boasting about murdering 160+ people (and Dean Cain's glowing praise of such acts) was one of the most disturbing and revealing moments of television I have ever seen.

Chris Kyle boasting about murdering 160+ people (and Dean Cain's glowing praise of such acts) was one of the most disturbing and revealing moments of television I have ever seen.

"I think I'm the voice of my generation… or at least a voice of a generation"

"I think I'm the voice of my generation… or at least a voice of a generation"

"Like all the most entertaining Celebrity Apprentice episodes, trying to parse out “Getting Medieval” is sort of like remembering a particularly bizarre dream"