Cultural relativism aside, I’m sure we can agree on “terrible” if we talk it out. I’m not asking for a “well X country is worse than Y country, so, Y country isn’t THAT bad”. I’d say for this discussion we can go as far back as 1800 for “past” as I’m currently convinced there isn’t a country with a perfect track record going back even that short a time.

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    According to the Lemmyleft the only way to be a country not doing terrible things is to not vote and plan on an eventual revolution where working classes seize the means of production from their oppressors.

    In the meantime, ensure everyone lets the fascist elements run the table. Thus our consciences are clear and our morals unbesmirched.

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      The Lemmyright is insufferable, bringing up their complaints everywhere irrelevant.

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      In the meantime, ensure everyone lets the fascist elements run the table. Thus our consciences are clear and our morals unbesmirched.

      You don’t need to post the DNC platform.

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      Lucky for them that they don’t go to work, so they don’t have to be part of the worker’s revolution. They can just sit at home and be negative on the internet.

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      According to the genocidal center, the only evil in the world is opposition to genocide.

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          Holy shit the escalation on Lemmy is just insane. Where the fuck did Optional say genocide enablers are good? There’s 0 reason to make that claim. He said something mildly critical of certain streak of slacktivism on Lemmy and now he’s a genocide supporter.

          Do you ever give even the slightest thought to considering if it would be a bit easier to take you seriously if you wasn’t so insanely hyperbolic all the fucking time?

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            The people getting downvoted for calling it out are somehow the bad guys, but the people upvoted in disagreement they genocide is bad is are the good guys.

            Sorry you’re too privileged to know better. Must be nice.