>"It is beyond absurd to claim that the US is just as bad as Russia" Bad in what way? If we are talking treating their own subjects I would say in average the

>"It is beyond absurd to claim that the US is just as bad as Russia" Bad in what way? If we are talking treating their own subjects I would say in average the US does much better than Russia. No argument here. Does not mean that it did not kill people for political reasons. Victims of Kent State shootings or Fred Hampton may attest to that. I am pretty sure if you dig deep enough you will uncover some more. Internationally I think US kills and otherwise harms way more people than Russia. They just declare it legal and sleep well. Again victims might disagree.