re: #642 Capricious Casserole of Calamity

And no, of course in the foreseeable future most of the potential war criminals won’t be punished, so people who care for them shouldn’t get their knickers in a twist. But reminding of such clear-cut war crimes as torture and of perpetrators of such clear-cut crimes is absolutely politically legitimate.

One of the reasons why we have a politically stable society is because we don’t arrest and prosecute the previous government after a new election. It’s the kind of thing they do in 3rd world countries and only creates a cycle of paranoia and politicians not wanting to yield power for fear of their political opponents. It also makes them more willing to round up their opponents as a first strike. It leads also leads to revenge prosecutions and parties unwilling to share power. It’s just bad for democracy and says much more about the people who fantasize about such things.