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Comment by yomly

Let's take a look at America:

They spy on you, regardless of if you live in the country or not, committing global espionage[0][1]

They do not observe human rights when imprisoning you [2][3]

They are happy to bomb civilians using automated robots in the name of freedom and enlisting you to their brand of freedom[4]

They are happy to arm terrorists then assassinate them when they are no longer relevant to their cause[5]

They will wage illegal wars when it is convenient for them[6]

They were happy to obliterate people's homes to conduct nuclear tests in the name of freedom[7]

They institutionally protect the interests of the people with the most access to wealth[8]

They have elected a narcissistic nepotistic sexist bigot for their president, and do not have free healthcare [no citations necessary]

I'm not here to spark a tally of which country has committed more atrocities or which country is better - the world is simply a dirty place, and to this day, humans are still as capable of committing human on human sin.

China is no doubt guilty of many crimes too but I find China bashing by other countries reeking of hypocrisy and evidence that our own nations' propaganda machines are well oiled and in full-throttle.

The victor writes history.

[0] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/08/wikile...

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/08/wikile...

[2] http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/2013/10/23/marion_prison_lo...

[3] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/guantanamo-...

[4] https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/the-oba...

[5]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_CIA_assistance_...

[6]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/chilcot-report...

[7]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/06/marshall-islan...

[8]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13925858

EDIT: added an additional point

parent yomly 9 years ago

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