Nevertheless, as shown in the Abu Grahib scandal and the blind eye turned to sexual abuse in domestic prisons, sexual humiliation as a form of punishment is alive and well in the US.

It's alive and well in all of humanity, and likely will be for the rest of our existence as a species.

If you believe that, you've already accepted it, and to some extent justified it. Beware that cynicism is only one form of ideology that relies on the thought it's based on facts.

If I believe that someone, somewhere, will be murdered tomorrow, does that necessarily follow that I both condone and justify it?

And that's not a hyperbolic reaction to the post?

Or are you indulging in some very clever subtle irony?

What about whoever gets elected in 2028?

There are probably more than a few ex-marine-corps types, very well placed in the defence-industrial establishment that would not say "no" if asked to do such a thing.

First they came for the terrorists, then they came after the drug dealers...

You're right though, it is a ridiculous premise. There's no profit to be made from genocide.

> There's no profit to be made from genocide.

You should take a look at companies contracted by 3rd Reich government to run german concentration camps. They made A LOT of money.

> There's no profit to be made from genocide.

There is from imprisonment.