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Every country is a joke of a country, in case you haven't noticed. The ruling class everywhere lives large on money looted from the general populace.



To vastly differing degrees.

The US from 1776 to about 1880 > the US of today > Russia of today > Soviet Union > North Korea.


What I said applies to every single country in the history of the world. Is your point that light looting is better than extreme looting + torture camps? Sure, but it's still looting.


Well said. For most problems in the world, people are quick to point to a certain country, race ethnicity, religion, etc. as the most glaring example or source, when in fact people are the problems. No part of humanity can boast the largest amount of any vice or virtue. As a species, we're just faulty.


This is a false generalization.




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