Yes, it is. Im pretty sure that if I had predicted that the USA would detain people without due process, use torture, etc… when I joined the board, I would have been laughed out of the thread. Essentially everybody (except say, people like Der Trihs ) would have stated that such a thing couldn’t happen in the USA.
In fact, it’s not so much that I’m surprised that some people would support torture but rather that it became an acceptable view in the USA, supported by many, if not the majority. A mainstream position in this country. And on this board.
Imagine that instead I’m predicting now that in 2025, the US government will censor medias, and forbid political parties deemed unpatriotic. And that not only it turns out to be true, but also that American people in general and posters on this board in particular become supportive of it. That’s more or less my level of surprise re Guantanamo and torture.