• Aljernon@lemmy.todayBanned from community
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      6 months ago

      They didn’t exist. American Neo Cons needed an excuse to go nation building in the middle east. They thought “American style democracy” was some magic potion that would turn Iraq into an ally after toppling Saddam.

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          6 months ago

          Sometimes there are no “good guys” just bad guys and worse guys.

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            6 months ago

            pathetic handwaving as you cling to american exceptionalism. the coward’s “human nature” argument

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              6 months ago

              as you cling to american exceptionalism

              I complain endlessly about America, Americans, and the bullshit we pull. Doesn’t sound exceptional to me.

              You seem capable of little but regurgitating hexbear’s generic attacks on people who disagree with them.

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                6 months ago

                you don’t know shit about Maduro or the government there so stop repeating the state department’s lies

                and yes you are clinging to american exceptionalism with your class unconscious “no good guys” fucking bullshit

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                  Right. Anything that contradicts you’re preconceived notions is state department lies and anyone who disagrees with you is “clinging to American exceptionalism”. I get it. It’s like when MLs call Anarchists/Commies/Socialists “shitlibs” unironically. Just can’t handle disagreement.