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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 09:45 AM
Original article: Criticisms, political pressure and Barack Obama

Moral Imperative?

I'd go even farther and argue that there is a moral obligation to express dissent, particularly on questions of war, torture, and civil liberties. This seemed to be the general consensus among activists during the Bush years, even in the knowledge that we were unlikely to force a change in policy. Now that we actually have some influence, why are we so afraid to use it? Isn't the moral imperative the same?

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