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Re:Israel passes law denying naturalization to Palestinian s... by deepsun on Friday March 11, 2022 @08:54AM (#30639903)
South Africa abstained to vote on UN resolution against Russian large attack on Ukraine.

West didn't ignore apartheid, they quietly supported it, because USSR supported Mandela and anti-apartheid struggle. Kinda "enemy of my enemy is my friend".

IMHO that was the stupidest position of the US, they should've "united" with USSR on anti-apartheid position.

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Re:Israel passes law denying naturalization to Palestinian s... by SideburnsOfDoom on Friday March 11, 2022 @09:51AM (#30640585)
When one factor "Capitalism vs. Communism" is the lens through which you view the world, then "are they on our side" becomes more important than "are they good people".

That is why the west supported some terrible regimes, including Apartheid South Africa and Pinochet in Chile. Because they could claim to be "anti-communist".

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Re:Israel passes law denying naturalization to Palestinian s... by deepsun on Sunday March 13, 2022 @09:09AM (#30660919)
Yes. And on the other hand, USSR supported a ton of very terrible regimes. Like cannibal Bokassa in Central African Republic.
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