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> Are you saying it's okay because others did it before ? Yes and no - it depends entirely on whose perspective you are arguing from (upstart vs. establishment
by sangnoir 7y ago
> Are you saying it's okay because others did it before ?
Yes and no - it depends entirely on whose perspective you are arguing from (upstart vs. establishment), and even that changes over time. For the US, it used to be okay, but no longer is. Also it's not "others" who did it before, but the very same nation-state that is now screaming blue murder.
> That it shouldn't be debated ?
Oh, it should absolutely be debated, but the US has no moral high ground when making its arguments. Turnabout is fair play
- johnchristopher 7y ago> Also it's not "others" who did it before, but the very same nation-state that is now screaming blue murder. Well, this is the classic continuity problem: is the US from centuries ago the same US of today ? > Oh, it should absolutely be debated, but the US has no moral high ground when making its arguments. Turnabout is fair play I am from Europe. Anyway, I disagree. Moral stances aren't cancelled because past wrongdoings.