• AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee
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    Obama lied to the left to gain power, that’s enough to disqualify him right there.

    Also Washington was the greatest president in our history because he willingly let go of his power. He could have been a king but he chose to step down instead to set future precedent.

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      Yes! Buying dentures made from slave teeth is overshadowed by the fact this man did what very few would have done by setting power aside.

      Would we get labeled by history as evil because we might have bought a product from China made in a work camp?

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        4 days ago

        Fr, like look into the companies that get you your fruits and vegetables. You can’t escape unethical consumption.

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        Washington was the richest man in the US at the time, and had the most to gain from indigenous eviction. The Iroquios named him “the town destroyer”, for burning down dozens of their cities. He also owned slaves and supported the institution just like most presidents after him (I think 10 presidents in a row were southern slave-holders like himself).

        And also, its the US, not China, that has slave labor camps. Just because an anti-semitic evangelical christian (adrian zenz) who works for the US government claims that China has forced labor, doesn’t make it so. These claims have been debunked over and over.

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          No, China has forced labor camps.

          The US has prison work camps, but most prisoners don’t have to work if they dont want to, it isn’t forced.

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          And also, its the US, not China, that has slave labor camps. Just because an anti-semitic evangelical christian (adrian zenz) who works for the US government claims that China has forced labor, doesn’t make it so. These claims have been debunked over and over.

          China has forced labour, according the the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences: https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/51/26

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              If the UN fucking rapporteur deems it reliable enough, and if the UN HRC hasn’t found reason to retract this report, then I have zero reason to believe some internet rando that it has been debunked. For all I know, your one liner responses are no different from pro-Zionist hasbara casting doubt on UN reports on Palestine.