American lives for oil and moral relativism

The article below chillingly reveals one reason why most Americans are not on the streets protesting this war in Iraq. We know it's for oil, and we're comfortable expending American lives for that.

Many years ago, during the Gulf War, I was arguing with my conservative friend about why we invaded Iraq. I said we were there because of American economic interests, and she said, "Then why is Germany helping us?" and I said, "Because they want the oil." She paused, thought, and then said, "Is that so bad?"

This comment has long haunted me, the idea that someone will just go along with an unethical underpinning for war. At the time, I didn't know how to answer it because it seemed so basically bad, WAR FOR OIL, that isn't so bad? I couldn't fathom how she got there, or really, where she was! Sacrificing Iraqis and Americans for oil, is that so bad? At the end of the article below, be sure to check out the similarly yellow response by the guy who was very recently caught in his moral relativism.

Conservative talk show host Tammy Bruce accuses liberals of moral relativism, and claims that we're the only ones who do it--she's confused. "Is that so bad?" is absolutely a question comparing bad vs. bad and then negating an actual bad by basically saying, "This isn't bad because it could be worse." As I've illustrated before, some lies ARE worse than others (this is moral relativism and EVERYONE uses it), but conservatives and hypocrites decide to selectively use moral relativism and absolutism. They use moral absolutism (things are all bad, or all good) for evaluating their enemies (for Clinton any lie was worth impeachment), and then they use moral relativism for excusing Bush (Bush has to lie to protect us). IT'S NUTS--AND IT'S WRONG!

Liberals should be very proud that we nearly always use moral relativism to improve our position in the world (killing for oil is worse than killing for freedom), whereas conservative leaders today are simply lying about the fact that we are killing for oil. The fact that most Americans are willfully comfortable about that is one of the scariest moral issues of our time--much scarier RELATIVE to the president getting a blow-job in the oval office (those were the days...).

We Need the Oil