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847 points kick | 2 comments | 20 Nov 19 15:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.408s | source
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gregwebs ◴[20 Nov 19 16:44 UTC] No.21585487[source]▶
I don't necessarily disagree with the article, I just want to point out that outside of the US others will readily view this line of thought as hypocritical and self-serving.

As a US citizen, I try to consider how the rest of the world may view our actions (glass houses and all). Following the logic here it would make sense for the rest of the world to cutoff trade with the United States due to the Iraq war, which has caused many civilian deaths.

But if you agree that the rest of the world should have sanctioned the US for the Iraq war (among other things) then there might be a consistency with trying to sanction China.

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1. typon ◴[20 Nov 19 17:07 UTC] No.21585775[source]▶
The Iraq war is just one example out of the many atrocities that the US has committed around the world. (as we speak, the US is currently supporting coups in Latin America).

So even though the US has absolutely no moral high ground - I still think that it is important for individual Americans to take a stand against atrocities around the world. I don't think we can discredit Drew's post based on the fact that the US government is just as (or more) evil than the Chinese government.

I do think that special care needs to be taken to avoid the hypocrisy and call out US atrocities as they happen - but calling out the Chinese crimes is very important in the current global climate.

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2. marcosdumay ◴[20 Nov 19 19:37 UTC] No.21587602[source]▶
> the US is currently supporting coups in Latin America

Should it support popular coups (that promise elections as soon as they take over) or dictatorships?