Re:US takes 'richest nation on earth' crown from Switzerland
by skissane on Thursday September 19, 2019 @09:21PM
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I think there is a valid point to it – there is a certain degree of hypocrisy in criticising other country's human rights problems when you aren't doing enough to resolve your own country's human rights problems. Calling it "Whataboutism" seems to excuse that hypocrisy rather than giving it the condemnation it deserves.
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Re:US takes 'richest nation on earth' crown from Switzerland
by skissane on Thursday September 19, 2019 @09:25PM
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I'm not defending the Soviet Union, which was truly a horrible regime.
What I'm saying, is the proper response to a criticism of lynching, is to agree with the criticism, not argue that the crimes (no matter how horrid) of those who are making the criticism renders the criticism invalid.
Re:US takes 'richest nation on earth' crown from Switzerland
by EpicEng on Thursday September 19, 2019 @09:32PM
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Agreed. You're right, it is hypocritical. There was fierce fighting between two sides of the civil rights issue during that time though. We weren't doing enough, but many people were trying.