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> The bar world wide is not set very high. Erm, actually it is set a lot higher for almost every developed nation. Yes, European countries have been involved i
by pm90 6y ago
> The bar world wide is not set very high.
Erm, actually it is set a lot higher for almost every developed nation. Yes, European countries have been involved in some atrocious crimes but post WW2, the US is the only developed nation that engages in such things.
Becoming a world venturing power does not imply that those atrocities are necessary, or justifiable. Most of these things are totally avoidable. Putting immigrant kids in cages, imprisoning minorities in large numbers and persistently denying affordable healthcare to citizens is something the US can absolutely choose not to do without compromising its status as a world power.
- duxup 6y agoI think much of the west for the latter half of the 20th century was happy to have the US do these things, while they kept their hands more or less out of it and could wave their finger when they wished... without having to worry about what would happen if they tried. Take a look at those nation's actions before that and you'll get abetter feel of how things go.