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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Not if you're quite similar to that bully

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  • [+] -8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    There's a difference between being a good country and being a global force for good. In helping to defeat the Nazis, the U.S. was a global force for good regardless of what else they did, had done or will do. The same with Stalinist Russia.

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    Bad countries can't do good things?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    If they did they'd be good countries

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So it was bad to defeat the Nazis and the Confederates?

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    Vultures are good. They eat carrion that would otherwise rot. They also generally don't kill each other. So I'm not sure that your analogy works.

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