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[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world -4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The US is capitalist and has greater gulags than Russia ever could and regularly kills and enslaves millions.

[–] Ibuthyr@lemmy.wtf 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

We all know that capitalism is bad. It doesn't automatically make communism good.

[–] bastion@feddit.nl 3 points 5 days ago

not even "better".

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Whataboutism doesn't answer the question.

[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sure it does. Hypocrisy has to be eliminated from the equation first.

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

No, it responds to the question. Waiting for a perfect hero before calling out problems is an excellent way to enable all kinds of atrocities.