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... Um ok? And the usa doesn't? Isn't it like number 1 for imprisoned population on the planet? Ultimately though I can't judge countries by their domestic situation, because that's not something I can do anything about.
What I can judge countries by is how they destabilise the world and the ideology they export. The USA enforced, often extremely violently, a deeply exploitative world order which has effects locally for everyone. If Putin executes some dissidents then that is tragic, it is not however a globally significant issue. Something like the usa starting the war on drugs, strong arming nations into imprisoning or executing significant portions of disadvantaged populations is.
Or the usa couping governments left, right, and centre to maintain an exploitative resource extraction international order. Which destabilised the globe and oppresses millions is.
You might say "Iran would do that too!" but a) they haven't and b) you're guessing. Very few nations have ever behaved as badly as the usa/britain/france/spain. The others have chilled out, the usa hasn't.
You're doing the whataboutism again !
It's almost as you copy paste that stuff... Hmmm maybe you're not from "un nameable country" after all?
If you were less ignorant of global politics it would actually be trivial for you to work out where I live from what I've said.
I'm really sorry about what passes for an education in the usa. Like seriously I am. You've been very heavily indoctrinated and so any criticism of your homeland feels like it's an irrational attack. You don't need to feel this way, it's like those old fools who think that learning about past national wrongs means they need to live in shame or react by teaching so called 'white pride'.
You are not responsible for the evil done by the elites that claim dominion over you, you don't need to identify with them or defend their actions. Many were done by people no longer alive anyway.
Lol I'm not an American (so you're not as smart as you think), but now I guess you are ... Russian!
Otherwise you couldn't be so oblivious to other dictatorships wrongdoings, and enough jealous of the west to keep you posting those "explanations" of why your country is "better".
Yep, everyone that disagrees with you is a Russian psyop. That's why I'm opposed to nation states and empire, and want a rules based international order with common heritage of humankind treaties. Exactly what they want in the Kremlin or wherever.
Someone not from the usa defending them is even more baffling. Grow up in a house with lead painted walls?
You got no more arguments, so you start bad talking, lol.