Things that have some some similarity, but aren't identical, are comparable. Apples and oranges are comparable. US and Norway: comparable.
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People who say U.S. and countries like Germany, Norway "aren't comparable" in sphere of social policy are against ALL comparison.
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Americans who say U.S. and countries like Germany, Norway "aren't comparable" in sphere of criminal justice are know-nothings, smug yokels.
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@ChMadar And likely racist. We're not comparable because we have a lot of black and brown people to lock up. -
@crankyactivist It is racist! This crap that "oh, they have a homogenous population" sounds to me like "we can't treat black ppl that way."
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