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"Evil" is a loaded term. The government does things it considers right. I don't like the government of Singapore but I don't think it's "evil". In the US we ha
by Tloewald 13y ago
"Evil" is a loaded term. The government does things it considers right. I don't like the government of Singapore but I don't think it's "evil".
In the US we have election rigging (almost all states are gerrymandered, both sides try to encourage their supporters to vote and prevent the other side's supporters from voting, and both support an antiquated electoral system that prevents third parties from being viable), peaceful (well, non-violent) organizations have been put on lists of terrorist organizations, we're running a prison in conquered territory in Cuba specifically to avoid legal jurisdiction, we've got a government surveillance system that issues requests to service providers which they cannot report (the digital equivalent of being allowed to breaking in to people's hoses without showing them the warrant). Is this "evil"? I'm sure everyone thinks they were doing the right thing.
Edit: and this from another post I just saw...
https://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/05/15-7 https://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/05/15-7