Comment on Is anyone else having a hard time sympathizing with Americans?
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It’s fair to judge people for the collective actions of a group they’ve voluntarily joined—a political party, a military, an occupation, etc.
But when you look at the behavior of a country (or any other group that people belong to by birth), you’re seeing what any other group of humans would do when raised in similar circumstances. You can judge their institutions and their leadership, but when you judge them as people you’re judging all of humanity.