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I think it’s normal to ask questions: if nothing has ever happened to the US for similar abuses, why should something happen to any other countries?

Then raise the specific issues about similar abuses. China's actions are a specific issue and light should be shined on them so the truth can be known.

I wonder why you would think that it's normal. If something is unjust it should be prosecuted, regardless of the past.

There will always be criminals who get away with crimes, this doesn't mean that we should give up.

But, if one criminal always gets away, I think many criminals will use that as a justification to commit atrocities.

That's why fair assessment is required. And, I personally think US & UK have no rights to teach other about humanity. They are currently pointing atrocities in China to forward their political agenda, not for humanitarian cause. Countries like Sweden & Switzerland are in better position to lecture other other countries regarding peace & harmony.

It's perfectly reasonable. If only some people are allowed to commit crimes, you're not punishing crimes, you're just punishing an underclass. Justice must be blind, or it's just tribalism.

Might is right.

The US isn’t comparable to other countries given its position in the world, and every single other country’s relative weakness in it.

The CIA shills come out of the woodwork for these ones.

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