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The fact that it's better than some others is no reason to avoid condemning it when it fails to live up to its own standards. By this argument, we shouldn't co
by swombat 16y ago
The fact that it's better than some others is no reason to avoid condemning it when it fails to live up to its own standards.
By this argument, we shouldn't complain about any abuses of government in the western, because a lot of countries do even worse to their citizens. That's a nice idea, but if it was really applied, the result would be that the western governments would soon be no better than others.
- abyssknight 16y agoI don't think I said we should avoid condemning it. Did I?
- swombat 16y agoYou said we should be thankful for what you have. That implied disagreement with the criticism of the US govt for this hypocritical stance. I suggest starting the post with something along the lines of "I agree that this stance is hypocritical, but ..." if you want to avoid conveying disagreement. It's less concise, but it gets the message across correctly!