• pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe
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    11 months ago

    That’s pretty fucking racist, my dude. Most countries around the world are intolerably corrupt; it doesn’t mean they should expect or tolerate colonization by others.

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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      11 months ago

      I’m obviously blind to the racism; which race am I applying stereotypes to with my comment about power vacuums?

      Or is it my pointed jab at colonialism that’s got you thinking I approve? I’ve been calling out the situation in that region of the world for decades. I really hope they can put together some self-governance that holds up. But in the past, every attempt has fallen to corruption taken advantage of by some external power broker that definitely doesn’t have their best interests at heart.

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        11 months ago

        The fact that you’re blaming them for being colonized and hiding behind their government’s rampant corruption to do it.

        The U.S. government has been so deeply compromised for decades that it might actually result in the destruction of life on this planet. Does that mean China or Russia can just bust in and take over?