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Originally posted by falafel
I see that you're from Sweden.
I don't know how many suicide bombings ever took place in Sweden but my guess is that none.
It's very easy to criticize others when the most horrible things that can happen in your country are road accidents.
I have no doubt in my mind that when the interests of other countries' citizens security will be at stake, those governments will use a totally different standard, but it's ok - we're used to double standards.
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Time will tell, but I don't think that Sweden will be a victim of suice bombings for no reason just as Israel ain't a victim for no reason. And I won't be blindly supporting my country if I think it is doing wrong.
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Originally posted by falafel
After 9/11 tons of people have been arrested by US authorities and were kept behind bars for months.
What about their rights ?
Us bombers turned Afghanistan into a sand box, killing scores of innocent civilians.
What about their rights ?
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I have critized US on both those parts.
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Originally posted by falafel
I don't remember Europe defending my grandparents rights when our family was almost completely destroyed in the holocaust.
Europe, the human rights homeland was the place where the biggest war crime in history, a genocide, took place.
What did your Swedish family do back then to defend my family's human rights ?
Not much I guess.
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I'm originaly from Russia and my grandfather fought against the nazis. But It is absurd for me to be proud of something my granpa did? It's even more absurd for me to blamed/proud for my countries actions if I myself don't even agree with those. You on the other hand agree upon the fact of taking away human rights from the palestinians and therefore you are open to critizism in my eyes.
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Originally posted by falafel
Who is defending my human right to live without being killed by a suicide bomber ?
You ?
I don't think so.
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Your country is, but when you defend your human rights by taking away other peoples human rights, do you even have any respect for human rights?