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So critiquing the practices of US agencies (and advising to steer away from their reach) is xenophobia all of a sudden? Then in your eyes, critiquing the reckl
by hastur 15y ago
So critiquing the practices of US agencies (and advising to steer away from their reach) is xenophobia all of a sudden?
Then in your eyes, critiquing the reckless and brutal behavior of the Israeli government against Palestinians must be antisemitism. ;)
And I thought it was me who was using a broad brush.
- waffle_ss 15y agoI hate the US agencies probably more than you, but don't you think it's a little disingenuous to blacklist the whole country over it? Or were you in favor of starving the Iraqi people with UN sanctions because of Saddam Hussein? As an American, I'm totally against giving Israel any US support at all. Same goes for the Palestinians. Same goes for Pakistan and any other country - hell, even all the way up to the UN. "Continental Europe and Brazil are the only reasonable places if you want to live in a civilized world." You should contrast the behavior of the Israelis evicting Palestinians to the Brazilians evicting favela dwellers. Also, the destruction of vast swathes of rainforest to make room for urban developments. Might make for some cognitive dissonance for your example of a "civilized" country.
- sliverstorm 15y agoNo-one from the civilized world should go to the US, unless it's necessary, and then you just do your business and get out, and not wander around waiting for something to happen to you. So critiquing the practices of US agencies... That's hardly a critique...