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From the guy's own mouth.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the U.S. actually gave a shit about women's rights it wouldn't ally with Saudi Arabia (and a dozen other countries) and wouldn't have funded and armed fundamentalist Muslims throughout the 70s and 80s.

The U.S. view of human rights generally is that they are occasionally a useful rhetorical cudgel for browbeating skeptical liberals into supporting the war du jour.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cannot argue against that. Much in the same way the EU bought Russian gas and oil after the invasion of Ukraine. Necessity is a burden sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

The adults in the room make hard descision get things done sweaty smuglord