• UnicodeHamSic [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    The country that says Iraq had WMD said China did a thing that wouldn’t make any sense for them to do. That is the extraordinary claim. Why do you feel that a claim made by the US, who has only ever lied to you, is a reasonable starting point?

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      1 year ago

      Do you think the U.S lies a whole bunch but other countries don’t lie or only a little?

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        1 year ago

        I think the US verifiably lies more than other countries, and has international publishing efforts that make it harder for other countries to lie like we do. Being the hegemony and the long time sole superpower does put you in unique positions