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I actually never accused you of not favoring the death penalty. I was merely bringing up the death penalty to illustrate a point.
I agree that the media representation of Saddam's death was a bit much. Then again, I'm not much of a fan of the media so all that did was just add to my disgust.
I brought up the idea of cultural relativity to illustrate not a solution, but a point that hadn't been broughten up yet. Sometimes people get so heavy into these discussions that perhaps a different view point may make them look at their views in a different way. That's one of the purposes for these threads.
Now as for me being biased, as anthropologist yourself you should know one of the first rules/lessons: No one is unbiased. We are all colored by our worldview and our culture. I never said I was unbiased, you assumed that in your post.
I never said everyone else's views were wrong either (or that they weren't entitled to have them), that is another assumption you've made. Whether or not I agree with the different views being discussed, I simply pointed out that our views are colored by worldviews and experiences. I questioned how much we could judge things like the death penalty and crime since we only see it through one pair of lenses.
I also found it interesting that you "don't give a damn what someone else's culture is" yet state that you are a social anthropologist. That's kind of like being a teacher and not caring about education. Very interesting indeed.