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ne0phyte·

Would you rather trust your life to the US government?

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Yes.

Let's not forget that it's Russia.

Still, Snowden can't afford to trust the US, so that leaves Russia as an alternative. But that's just a special case for this particular situation.

>Yes.

> Let's not forget that it's Russia.

USA has death penalty, Russia hasn't had it for about two decades.

Well, they don't need if they're willing to simply kill prisoners.

>Yes. Let's not forget that it's Russia.

So? Russia has been a much more malevolent world player than the US.

There's a few hundred million people in Latin America who would disagree with that.

Really? Have you read the history of US/CIA involvment in Latin America? From embracing "death squads" to endorsing Pinochet and tons of other dictators, to war with Panama, to meddling with Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, Brasil, Argentina, Mexico etc politics, heck almost everywhere. Do you know how the very term "Banana Republic" came to be?

I think you misunderstood; I'm saying that a substantial, if not most, people in Latin America consider American influence as the worst of the worst.

I am from Brazil.

Although I am not much for left-wing politics, I really wish that Russia had more influence here than the US.

And I still keep meeting people that are still looking for people that got "disappeared" by CIA.

I think you misread their comment. They were saying that they would rather trust the US government with their life over the Russian government.

Do you REALLY want to do a body count from the last few decades?

Yes, oblige us. And compare with the other party too, direct AND indirect deaths (e.g due to the Iraq embargo).

Really? Your entire argument is "..because Russia. Who's with me?"

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