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It’s almost like more than one country can do horrible things. Who’d have thought? It doesn’t make the situation in China any better to point out that other cou
by christophilus 6y ago
It’s almost like more than one country can do horrible things. Who’d have thought? It doesn’t make the situation in China any better to point out that other countries have also done bad things.
- ahmedalsudani 6y agoI believe the point is that people on this website are selective in their outrage.
- fsflover 6y agoNo, it's just that we are discussing here just one country, see the topic title.
- ahmedalsudani 6y agohttps://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=iraq&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... Where is the equivalent outcry? Why is the country we’re discussing here always China? That’s the selective outrage.
- xupybd 6y agoYes but America did that to foreign people during war. Its something else when a government does this to its own people.
- SCHiM 6y agoEhh, don't you think that actually makes it worse? I don't know about you, but even if the government does not have a legitimate democratic mandate, it still has a larger say than a foreign country. Especially if you consider that the USA isn't exactly a shining example of a functioning democracy.
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- propagandist 6y ago1. America declared the war on false grounds, like most wars since WW2 2. It makes 0 difference morally whether you’re targeting domestic or foreign civilians 3. America starves civilian populations outside formal states of war. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RM0uvgHKZe8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RM0uvgHKZe8. This is the visible tip of the iceberg