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Your comment is almost void of content. Maybe the poster has a more international perspective as one can judge the wickedness of a country by stepping outside the border. The Germans of Nazi Germany thought their country was great, it was the oppressed internal people and occupied countries that saw Germany as wicked. But I know, as long as you see yourself having it good or better than elsewhere is all that matters.


The idea the American government is "the most evil regime on the planet" doesn't pass the laugh test. I don't care what your perspective is.


Well, this went all Godwin faster than I expected for HN.


That's not hyperbolic bringing up Nazis. We are specifically talking about evil regimes. Nazi Germany is the canonical example. The point is that the people in the evil regime may not consider it evil when it is other people, outside the country, or unwanted internal people that are getting screwed so the evil regime populace can live in a richer country. When we are talking about settler or imperialist countries they are evil in that their lifestyle is bought by oppressing others.


Germans get an exemption to Godwin's law for some reason.




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