Were any of the war criminals that lied us into Iraq prosecuted? Nope. Did the NSA modify Cisco routers and tap the phones of its EU allies? Yes.
Is Guantanamo Bay still open? Did the U.S. just commit an international crime by assassinating a top Iranian diplomat?
Am asking all these questions, because while the U.S. is still better domestically, (be it with huge cracks, even on that front), I'd say that internationally it isn't as clear cut as I'd once have agreed with you it is.
Domestically the U.S. is still better, abet getting more repressive by the day.
Internationally however, and since I don't live in China more relevant to me, it's not so clear cut.
I'm not saying China is more moral than the U.S., I am simply saying that when it comes to international behavior the case for the U.S. being clearly more moral isn't as clear.
Personally, I'd prefer the EU to assert itself more independently from the U.S. so there's some counterbalance to it from democratic countries as well.
As for specifically Huawei, I don't want the NSA to have my data, but I know they already do, per Snowden. The case for Huawei having them is a lot less clear.
I know for some people it's 'obvious' that they do, but I'd like to work with cold, hard evidence.
Now, the U.S. is known for its outrageous overreach far, far outside its borders, just look at the Kim Dotcom raid, so the NSA having all the data has been demonstrated to have extremely negative implications.
The case against Huawei has not been made so convincingly and no, I do not trust the NSA/FBI to make the case.
But it wont get any better if people keep supporting dictatorships. Dictatorships are like cheatcodes for economic growth, countries like China can move much faster because of that, and put pressure on other countries that aren't dictatorships to become more dictatorship like to be able to keep up. You make things worse in your own country by supporting them and giving them even more power.
I do not support China, but neither do I 'support' the U.S. That's a false choice.
I have a bit more nuanced view of things. For example I do not support the government of Iran, but I also think the U.S. does not have any right to vilify it 24/7 like it does, as long as they're so closely buddy, buddy with Saudi Arabia, since Iran is, for all its faults, more democratic than KSA is.
So if anything, I'd support the EU becoming more independent of U.S. influence and providing a proper counter-balance on the international stage to both the U.S. and China.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/28/admission-colos...
Were any of the war criminals that lied us into Iraq prosecuted? Nope. Did the NSA modify Cisco routers and tap the phones of its EU allies? Yes.
Is Guantanamo Bay still open? Did the U.S. just commit an international crime by assassinating a top Iranian diplomat?
Am asking all these questions, because while the U.S. is still better domestically, (be it with huge cracks, even on that front), I'd say that internationally it isn't as clear cut as I'd once have agreed with you it is.
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