• ex10n@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    US policy towards the apartheid in South Africa changed over the years. This highlights the importance of being open minded!

    • الأرض ستبقى عربية@lemmygrad.ml
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      7 months ago

      The US supported apartheid in South Africa until the bitter end, even when the rest of the world stood in opposition to it. Nelson Mandela was considered a terrorist until 2008.

      Your government gets a lot wrong. So I can safely ignore it.

      • ex10n@lemm.ee
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        7 months ago

        The beauty of a democratic government is the nature of shifts in policy. It may not be able to act as swiftly as an authoritarian regime, but it does allow all sides to get their time to share input. I've never claimed the US to be the arbitor of morality, they've made their fair share of mistakes. Fortunately the democratic process allows us to Garner a better understanding as a whole, and thus work towards the solutions that being forth the most common good. Very utilitarian in nature.

        • الأرض ستبقى عربية@lemmygrad.ml
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          7 months ago

          Enjoy your democracy while I enjoy my high speed rail. At least until Israel orders you to bomb us.

          After traveling to the US once and actually having the Acela train I was on die during the trip, is plenty of argument against whatever political system you have

          Watch Saudi's HSR and weep https://youtu.be/uXtaWSnmvTg

          • ex10n@lemm.ee
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            7 months ago

            High Speed Rail is in a Renaissance phase here in the US, it's incredibly exciting! I'm not sure how this fits the current discourse here though.