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rockskonyesterday at 4:22 PM2 repliesview on HN

Well - it's not exactly a surprise that all these non-American countries engage in un-American practices.

It's much more concerning when said practices are undertaken by the U.S.

Just because other countries do something isn't a justification to bring the practice into the U.S. despite that being a justification used with increasing prevalence these days.


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cwilluyesterday at 4:38 PM

American exceptionalism was always a lie; name an “un-American” practice, and I'll show you a piece of American foreign policy.

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cucumber3732842yesterday at 5:21 PM

>Just because other countries do something isn't a justification to bring the practice into the U.S.

I need to know whether these other countries are rich western europe before I know whether to agree with you or to cook up some snide rebuttal.

Joking, obviously. And by "joking" I mean mocking a specific type of person and set of beliefs that is who is a) bad b) too common around here.