"Yes, the US does evil shit in the Middle East. Killing brown-skinned practitioners of the other Abrahamic religion overseas is an American tradition.

That still doesn't change the fact that Iraq is building weapons of mass destruction to attack the USA.

You can’t shit-talk one authoritarian state and cheer on another."

Seriously, how many times do you need to hear it before you western chauvanists realise it's not about "good or bad", it's about trustworthy or untrustworthy.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago

Ironically Abrahamic religion’s influence feeds into liberalism’s good vs. evil worldview.

Philosophy professor Hans-Georg Moeller: If Morality Exists Everything Is Permitted