At some point, there needs to be an understanding that calling all modern/recent genocides or atrocities a CIA conspiracy is beyond just unhinged and is actually rooted in chauvinistic and often orientalist perceptions of foreign countries.
I just saw a thread in which not only was the Bosnian genocide denied but also Rwandan, and with that, of course, the genocide in Myanmar too alongside the denial of any mistreatment of Uighurs. Of course this basically says that nothing bad ever happens to people outside of USA.
And I’m not quite sure why Americans on the left in particular have such a strong need to deny genocide and atrocities committed by anyone who isn’t the USA. Is it naivety? Do you all truly believe that only the US is capable of evil? How do you justify denying all genocides?
But also, what do you get out of it? What do you achieve by denying that which has already been proven and is also backed by survivors testimony too? So, what’s the end goal? You cannot actually believe US will go to war w/ China or Myanmar, certainly not Serbia so...what?
To add...leftists have always seemingly prided themselves on their ability to discern propaganda, question the narrative, do the reading and research. Why is this only relevant for the US? Why is anyone on the left stanning & defending any modern state from their crimes?
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