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"Documents that have since been declassified, show that the government planned to use military forces as logistical support for police authorities in their efforts to stop the protests."
And this is Norway! Admittedly Norway in the 70s/80s, but still.
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Most European countries are nowhere close to the level of militarization of police and impunity in the US, but states gon' state...
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Here's a more pertinent question: is the US more or less respectful towards its citizens and their rights than, say, Turkey?
I'm agnostic on this one, and I don't think Americans have any particular reason to complain about that stance.
So why should we treat them differently?
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(I mean why besides the US' far greater military, economic and political power, obviously.)
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Does that make it worse than, say, France, which has willingly participated in most US wars, has foreign colonies and is willing to abuse its own citizens on behalf of gulf states oligarchs living on Champs-Élysées?
Well, maybe, but France still sucks. And is far from alone.