Are atomic bombs being dropped now too?

You mean like genocide, slavery, and being the only country in history to use atomic bombs against another country?

That’s referring to current events?

Point is you were writing off a lot of people with a flimsy blanket statement that would only Hold water if it was current and unique. It’s neither hence LOW hanging fruit and not worth it

I am talking about a single country, yet you can’t seem to focus on a single timeframe.

You mention centuries old generalized stuff such that it could be applied to most any nation. Do you not remember this?

You mean like genocide, slavery…

Then you said…

Other countries don’t count. We’re taking about this country…

We’re taking about now. Not the 1800s. So one more time for the backseats…

Saying the US had slavery to make a point is lazy and doesn’t help the here and now. Yea those things happened, they fucking sucked, and they should be condemned on their own merit alone. Using them to end a conversation on current issues is poor form and low hanging fruit. Especially when you generalize such that most every industrialized nation is just as guilty. The fact is that guilt isn’t the end of the story. Ask Germany

Simple if you choose to cite rando shit from centuries ago you’re not actually engaging.

It’s called low hanging fruit and apparently it’s the best you got. Take it up with the Dutch? I mean they raped the Congo… are you okay with rape? You never mentioned them in your recount of history.

Fact is the US fucking sucks because of current shit aka republicans. Blanket statements and blandly waving hands towards the past few centuries doesn’t help at all.

Nothing makes the past okay. Citing the past nihilistically only makes the future worse.

Your opinion of why the US did something only serves to discredit why they should ever do anything or the net benefit of those actions regardless of intent.

The US could help eradicate AIDS, is that evidence of compassion, soft power, or imperialism?

Point is… why argue against eradicating a plague?

Aside from nuclear weapons you are describing practically every nation state since ever, especially post Industrial Revolution. To the point that the argument is useless. The US is just as bad as Britain, France, Spain, the Dutch, the history of the Russian empire, Japan, china, the current state of many African counties etc etc!

It’s also worth mentioning how the US is such strong allies with the very country they dropped a bomb on and helped with reconstruction through and beyond the Meiji era and continued to be an ally to Japan…

No one anywhere near this thread is advocating for those thing so what are you getting at other than saying boo! ghosts!? Sooo…

You mean supporters of ThE GeNoCiDe???

Unlike most of the comments… they all support genocides! It’s not different….

When is yours? Why is the “dragging” mentioned by you while others are doing more than you?

But they’re dems! What about the GeNoCiDe!

It’s only as official as is legal. If not “it’s just a joke bro” they can issue a single email or statement that shows just enough that it’s a joke bro and can’t be prosecuted. “I changed my mind so I can’t be prosecuted for anything I’ve done…”

Take them to court? Well there’s that one statement that it’s not real… such that a years worth of ACTION doesn’t count.

It’s the niche communities and the participation within that op speaks to. Ariana and SpongeBob might as well be picket fences or Mia Farrow as far as how relevant they are. Compare that to a whole community about a programming language or board game.