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by sinyug 1564 days ago
> "get the rest later" never actually ever seems to happen when it comes to the US and EU.

This.

The neocon-influenced US addiction to spreading freedom and democracy to authoritarian countries has been almost universally deadly to their citizens. While these dictators are bad, it is the unfortunate truth that their brutality helps keep sectarian conflict in check. Look at every place that has had the US gift of democracy forcibly shoved down its throat.

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Russia is currently firing on innocent civilians in a sovereign country right now. Explain how what you just said is relevant to that.
> Russia is currently firing on innocent civilians in a sovereign country right now. Explain how what you just said is relevant to that.

According to a multi-decade policy followed by Western countries, that is not a crime.

According to you, is that a crime, or not?