> Would you rather live under the American, Russian, or Chinese government?
alt: Would you rather be mistreated by a relative or a stranger?
As an American I'd rather my gov be held accountable for it's unethical IC behavior - especially by it's allies.
The reason is that other nations are proving grounds; the methods developed there will eventually be leveraged by US government(s) against US citizens.
this was commentary on the /hypothetical/ scenario from OP on which regime was more damaging, which I read as essentially ideology choice, not an endorsement of any particular methods
alt: Would you rather be mistreated by a relative or a stranger?
As an American I'd rather my gov be held accountable for it's unethical IC behavior - especially by it's allies.
The reason is that other nations are proving grounds; the methods developed there will eventually be leveraged by US government(s) against US citizens.