Re:It’s Not About Assange, It’s About Press Freedom
by fit2rule on Thursday May 30, 2019 @11:11AM
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I don't share your fatalist view, nor do I think your 'realism' is anything more than a justification for continued bad behaviour.
The world doesn't change when someone says "that's how its always been". It hasn't always been the case that the US can get away with its war crimes - however I believe this argument would be better executed if either one of us had actual experience with being the loser in a war crime situation.
My experience with refugees from America's illegal wars has definitely prompted me to take a look at what I've been ignoring about my own culture. I have to wonder if you would be so flip about America's war crimes, if you'd had any experience with the results themselves. It would be a pity if that's the only way your apathy would be moved.
The world doesn't change when someone says "that's how its always been". It hasn't always been the case that the US can get away with its war crimes - however I believe this argument would be better executed if either one of us had actual experience with being the loser in a war crime situation.
My experience with refugees from America's illegal wars has definitely prompted me to take a look at what I've been ignoring about my own culture. I have to wonder if you would be so flip about America's war crimes, if you'd had any experience with the results themselves. It would be a pity if that's the only way your apathy would be moved.