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Well - it's not exactly a surprise that all these non-American countries engage in un-American practices. It's much more concerning when said practices are und
by rockskon 4mo ago
Well - it's not exactly a surprise that all these non-American countries engage in un-American practices.
It's much more concerning when said practices are undertaken by the U.S.
Just because other countries do something isn't a justification to bring the practice into the U.S. despite that being a justification used with increasing prevalence these days.
- cwillu 4mo agoAmerican exceptionalism was always a lie; name an “un-American” practice, and I'll show you a piece of American foreign policy.
- brightball 4mo agoViolations of the US Bill of Rights. Yes they occur. Yes the US does it. Every violation of it should have lost in court already but courts have a way of interpreting things based on their beliefs rather than original intent.
- trumpdong 4mo agoIt's hardly un-American if America does it the most, is it?
- mindslight 4mo agoA lie, or an ideal to try and live up to, depending on the context. In the context of discussing liberty-destroying privacy invasions it's an ideal, and we should not be so quick to dismiss it.
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- cucumber3732842 4mo ago>Just because other countries do something isn't a justification to bring the practice into the U.S. I need to know whether these other countries are rich western europe before I know whether to agree with you or to cook up some snide rebuttal. Joking, obviously. And by "joking" I mean mocking a specific type of person and set of beliefs that is who is a) bad b) too common around here.