Question in title. Just wondering as I saw France had proposed an initiative to withdraw because of the US’ shenanigans…

  • freagle@lemmy.ml
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    4 hours ago

    LOL, how silly.

    Russia and China are democracies - they have systems of voting, candidates, politicians fall in and out of favor with the public, etc. In fact, China is innovating on how to get MORE participatory systems into their Republic that aren’t limited to gerrymandered popularity tests.

    But human rights? You’re joking, right? Guantanamo Bay. Extraordinary rendition. Abu Ghraib. Vietnam. Cambodia. Laos. Guam. School of the Americas. Iran-Contra. Overthrowing the Shah. Operation Paperclip. Operation Gladio. CIA black sites. Drone striking weddings. Drone striking funerals for people who died at those weddings. Zero Units. Napalm. Agent Orange. Land mines. Somalia. Libya. Iraq. Afghanistan. Kidnapping a head of state. Double tapping fishermen. Spying on all communications of their own citizens. The Five Eyes spying on each other’s citizens and trading the intel back to each other.

    You think respect for human rights is required for NATO membership? Do you know what NATO has even done?

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      2 hours ago

      Russia and China are democracies

      No they are not, they are authoritarian regimes that oppress any political competition through censorship, imprisonment and even death. Just like we’ve seen with Navalny and Jack Ma. Try to look up tiananmen square in China. Or just ask a Chinese AI about it, it won’t tell you anything.
      You are a complete idiot, and I really mean literal idiot for calling those 2 countries democracies, there are clearly standards for what constitute a democracy, and Russia and China are not in any way within those standards. Free press and freedom of expression without threat of persecution by the government is a requirement.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index
      Democracy is not just about being allowed to vote for the dear leader, there has to be ability to participate in the whole political process without being oppressed.

      But human rights? You’re joking, right? Guantanamo Bay.

      Now you are just being stupid again, I said it shout be EXTENDED to human rights if we make a NATO replacement without USA, which we obviously can’t do now while USA is a member, because USA nolonger even pretend to observe human rights.

      Don’t bother responding. I have blocked you, your points are moronic, and I don’t want to ever read anything from you again.
      Get off the meth for christ sake.

      • freagle@lemmy.ml
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        2 hours ago

        So then America isn’t a democracy because it persecuted Assange, Snowden, Manning, and many many others over its long history, right?

        Because it outlawed the communist party and persecuted every single person in every industry that was associated with the communists, black listing them and ending entire careers let alone lives, right?

        Oh wait, you blocked me. Nevermind