• Evilsandwichman [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Lemme ask you this, does the US doing something bad nullify the wrongdoings of another country/regime?

    When they're in the process or about to cause a humanitarian disaster in said country, yes.

    Saddam's regime was terrible, however sanctions, plus destroying vital infrastructure such as water treatment facilities and power plants during war were infinitely worse. The sanctions on the DPRK that have been going on since 1950 compounded the nightmare of destroying all the infrastructure in the country and the killing of 20% of the population and are still ongoing.

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      1 year ago

      Yankees really lived through Afghanistan and Iraq and learned about Vietnam and still think they are being given accurate narratives of state enemies now. I had hoped by now we might see even the most rudimentary skepticism of US media but alas.

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        1 year ago

        the most rudimentary skepticism of US media

        When I told the guy I knew that the US media has repeatedly lied for decades and offered tons of examples his response was "Maybe they're telling the truth now"