We Americans developed a very good manual for torturing "leftist rebels," i.e. anyone who opposes "free trade" and organizes themselves enough to be a threat
When Jonathan Swift wrote "A Modest Proposal" in 1729, suggesting that the poor eat their own children and thereby solve the twin problems of poverty and hunger, the obvious satire was missed by some who actually supported his proposal. The same danger exists with "High Time for Torture," a satirical piece that reveals the absurdity of torture as a sanctioned policy by extending it to its logical limits. The writer, an American author and speaker who explores the implications of technology, religion, and science for 21st century life, evokes vivid images of using torture in the workplace and the home to show that torture flourishes only when people can not hear, see or smell its real-life consequences for flesh-and-blood human beings. This article is a non-ideological cry of outrage