For critics of American Foreign policy, Whataboutism and pointing out alleged Double Standards are paramount. A few years ago Truthout…

This article is a bit old but I just stumbled across it. It attempts to "debunk" truthout's really well-known article on the matter [seen here]. I don't think there's anything else to say other than it's one of the dumbest articles I've read in a while (even from someone who calls themselves a defender of U.S. foreign policy).

  • save_vs_death [they/them]
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    1 年前

    Off the charts copium, short and lacking substance, the crux is the following:

    So while the Truthout article may be true in theory, that the US provides Military assistance to states labeled as Dictatorships by NGO’s such as Freedom House. The United States is not however complicit in Human Rights abuses, which is the intent the article intends to convey.

    Which is comical on its face. Let's take it completely for granted that this is the case. Then their argument is "yeah we're not helping these countries domestically, we're just propping up these regimes militarily, and selling them weapons (the FMF mention) with which to carry out these human rights violations." A+, no notes.

    • EnsignRedshirt [he/him]
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      1 年前

      So it's the geopolitical equivalent of saying "Yeah, I mean, I know the guy, but we're not like friends friends, you get me?"

      • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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        1 年前

        "I mean yeah I gave him the guns he used to do those things, but I don't like, support him."

        • SacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]
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          1 年前

          "He told me he was gonna murder them with the guns I was selling him and I was just like 'that'll be $500,000', but I'm the bad guy?"

      • forcequit [she/her]
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        1 年前

        https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-31/afghanistan-war-crime-allegations-prompt-warnings-from-us/102417406

        yeah basically.

    • Deadend [he/him]
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      1 年前

      America is doing Critical Support of dictators against their populations.

    • JuneFall [none/use name]
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      1 年前

      We know military dictatorships don't need weapons to suppress the populace. As long as the US doesn't deliver ideology arguments for the free market of ideas they are not responsible for human rights abuses /s