Tribesman
03-28-2007, 01:16
Given the other topic about Britons being detained by another nation , and in the realpolitic world being held so the people holding them can get something in return .
How about a new scenario for the moral equivalence and my country right or wrong crowd ?
Say for example there is this British citizen being held by a foriegn government , the foriegn government says he is a nasty fellow who violated their laws by having 29 bottles of hair colouring and must be detained by them . They are however wiling to give him back to Britain if Britain in return hands over 9 people the other government wants in relation to an ongoing dispute over oil revenue .
Should Britain just do a deal ?
Should Britain threaten the other country and not do a deal regardless of the situation or the facts ?
Should Britain establish the facts relating to the British citizen and their detention and also establish the facts about those the other nation wants in return ? (and then do a deal based on the established facts)
I would expect lots of people to choose the first or third options .
Though if they were being consistant with their views expressed in the other topic then it would have to be the second option wouldn't it .~;)
How about a new scenario for the moral equivalence and my country right or wrong crowd ?
Say for example there is this British citizen being held by a foriegn government , the foriegn government says he is a nasty fellow who violated their laws by having 29 bottles of hair colouring and must be detained by them . They are however wiling to give him back to Britain if Britain in return hands over 9 people the other government wants in relation to an ongoing dispute over oil revenue .
Should Britain just do a deal ?
Should Britain threaten the other country and not do a deal regardless of the situation or the facts ?
Should Britain establish the facts relating to the British citizen and their detention and also establish the facts about those the other nation wants in return ? (and then do a deal based on the established facts)
I would expect lots of people to choose the first or third options .
Though if they were being consistant with their views expressed in the other topic then it would have to be the second option wouldn't it .~;)