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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The US is capitalist and has greater gulags than Russia ever could and regularly kills and enslaves millions.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We all know that capitalism is bad. It doesn't automatically make communism good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

not even "better".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Whataboutism doesn't answer the question.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sure it does. Hypocrisy has to be eliminated from the equation first.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No, it responds to the question. Waiting for a perfect hero before calling out problems is an excellent way to enable all kinds of atrocities.