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So, one-third of the world consist of closet barbarians

<![CDATA[BBC NEWS | World | One-third support ‘some torture’: Nearly a third of people worldwide back the use of torture in prisons in some circumstances, a BBC survey suggests. Although 59% were opposed to torture, 29% thought it acceptable to use some degree of torture to combat terrorism. While most polled in the US are […]

<![CDATA[BBC NEWS | World | One-third support ‘some torture’:

Nearly a third of people worldwide back the use of torture in prisons in some circumstances, a BBC survey suggests.

Although 59% were opposed to torture, 29% thought it acceptable to use some degree of torture to combat terrorism.

While most polled in the US are against torture, opposition there is less robust than in Europe and elsewhere.

Here’s the thing: It’s in countries where the population doesn’t expect to be tortured that support for torture is strongest. When those atavistic feelings, untested by reality, prevail, the people usually end up in a nightmare of their own making.

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