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Re:Saudi Arabia sentenced a woman to 34 years in prison for ... by HL33tibCe7 on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @05:51PM (#32502188)
Hypocrisy or realpolitik, depending on how nuanced your worldview is.
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Re:Saudi Arabia sentenced a woman to 34 years in prison for ... by chitowneats on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @05:58PM (#32502249)
It is realpolitik. Absolutely.

We ruthlessly engage in it, but whenever anyone else on Earth tries it, we whip out the "freedom, democracy, human rights" rhetoric.

We shouldn't be surprised when that rings hollow elsewhere in the world.

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