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Originally posted by dgs212: Finally, while it's true that so-called communist regimes have perpetrated their fair share of atrocities, that is no excuse. In fact, it lends ever greater support to the idea that government elites, communist or capitalist, will do whaever is necessary to maintain control. If you are suggesting that America, in combating the spread of communism, did not perpetrate some of the most viscious and vile acts of the century, then again I must respectfully disagree. Either way, it is irrelevant whether the indigenous pseudo-communist regimes in the listed countries commited atrocities, as American intervention in those countries was not motivated by righteous indignation but global economics. |
You asked what our policy has been for the 20th century -- it would be hard to have an intelligent discussion about that without noting our struggle against communism.
As for "their fair share" of atrocities, I think you would be *very* hard pressed to attempt to prove that the US did anything at even remotely the level of those democides and oppressions.
I'd also note that the US is the world's largest giver of foreign aid governmentally speaking, and also the world's largest giver of private donations.
No nation is perfect, and the US is far from it -- but I do believe we've done more good for this world (intentionally or not) in the last century than any other nation I can name.
If you can think of a country that has done more for the world in the last century, I'd seriously love to hear it.