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A country that would, and I quote, "...blatantly violate every kind of basic human right" doesn't sound particularly nice, does it? Every kind of basic human r

A country that would, and I quote, "...blatantly violate every kind of basic human right" doesn't sound particularly nice, does it? Every kind of basic human right? I guess we're tied with North Korea, then? If that's the United States, who's worse?

erikpukinskis 9y ago
You really don't see the difference between the phrases "worst country ever" and "not particularly nice"? You're going to have a hard time both learning and teaching if you can't reign in your language a little. No one around you is actually understanding you because your language doesn't represent your true thoughts. You are the only person hearing the arguments you think you're having.
- MrZongle2 9y ago
  "You're going to have a hard time both learning and teaching if you can't reign in your language a little." Did you happen to see the original post I responded to....with the "and then they blatantly violate every kind of basic human right" nonsense? My response was due to the hyperbolic nature of that statement. It was sarcasm, you know, thus the /s at the end. It is this breathless, over-the-top outrage that I object to, and so if somebody supports that position I'd like to know where exactly they draw the line: is the US truly a terrible country, the worst country ever, or just somewhere in the bottom 10%? If we're going to be absurd, let's get a handle on where the boundary is. You, on the other hand, appear to have missed the entire point here. But thanks for the sanctimonious lecture.
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- exclusiv 9y ago
  > You are the only person hearing the arguments you think you're having. The parent made a good point with this: "blatantly violate every kind of basic human right" which was a comment hailing from Italy of all places. Criticism is fine but these ridiculous & inaccurate anti-US statements are exhausting. It's usually from a country that would be speaking German if it wasn't for the US. No country is perfect but damn, you'd think people would put forth sensible criticism from their glass house. To the article at hand, and valid criticism - our prison system is seriously broken. It's corrupt. It's costly and ineffective. We're incarcerating way too many people that aren't a risk to society. Then we let out risky inmates because it's overcrowded. We haven't figured out how to provide punishment while at the same time preventing recidivism. Let's be honest - we don't have our brightest running this system.

erikpukinskis 9y ago

You really don't see the difference between the phrases "worst country ever" and "not particularly nice"? You're going to have a hard time both learning and teaching if you can't reign in your language a little. No one around you is actually understanding you because your language doesn't represent your true thoughts. You are the only person hearing the arguments you think you're having.

MrZongle2 9y ago
"You're going to have a hard time both learning and teaching if you can't reign in your language a little." Did you happen to see the original post I responded to....with the "and then they blatantly violate every kind of basic human right" nonsense? My response was due to the hyperbolic nature of that statement. It was sarcasm, you know, thus the /s at the end. It is this breathless, over-the-top outrage that I object to, and so if somebody supports that position I'd like to know where exactly they draw the line: is the US truly a terrible country, the worst country ever, or just somewhere in the bottom 10%? If we're going to be absurd, let's get a handle on where the boundary is. You, on the other hand, appear to have missed the entire point here. But thanks for the sanctimonious lecture.
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exclusiv 9y ago
> You are the only person hearing the arguments you think you're having. The parent made a good point with this: "blatantly violate every kind of basic human right" which was a comment hailing from Italy of all places. Criticism is fine but these ridiculous & inaccurate anti-US statements are exhausting. It's usually from a country that would be speaking German if it wasn't for the US. No country is perfect but damn, you'd think people would put forth sensible criticism from their glass house. To the article at hand, and valid criticism - our prison system is seriously broken. It's corrupt. It's costly and ineffective. We're incarcerating way too many people that aren't a risk to society. Then we let out risky inmates because it's overcrowded. We haven't figured out how to provide punishment while at the same time preventing recidivism. Let's be honest - we don't have our brightest running this system.