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xiphias"Does Saddam even deserve a trial?"
Look. "Deserve" has absolutely nothing to do with whether people get trials or not. You don't "deserve" or "not deserve" a trial. It's not about the person on trial. Trials are there because they help societies.
If we have gotten to the point where the question "does such-and-such a person DESERVE a trial" even makes sense, then we are a debased society.
Rights aren't "deserved" or "not deserved". They're not given by governments, they're not earned. They exist. That's all there is to it.
If people in a society actually don't understand that, then there's little long term hope for the society.
Look. "Deserve" has absolutely nothing to do with whether people get trials or not. You don't "deserve" or "not deserve" a trial. It's not about the person on trial. Trials are there because they help societies.
If we have gotten to the point where the question "does such-and-such a person DESERVE a trial" even makes sense, then we are a debased society.
Rights aren't "deserved" or "not deserved". They're not given by governments, they're not earned. They exist. That's all there is to it.
If people in a society actually don't understand that, then there's little long term hope for the society.