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"The US is a country with rule of law"

You accuse the other of presenting subjective opinion as fact, do you think this stament is any different?

US jailed an environmental activist for embarrasing an oil company abroad:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/business/energy-environme...

You chance of going to jail is inversely proportional to how wealthy you are:

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/a...

USA has refused to extradite Warren Martin Anderson, a CEO facing manslaughter charges in India for 16,000 deaths in the Bhopal Disaster

In UK criminals kill ~650 people a year, the US police kills over 1200 people a year.



>for embarrasing an oil company abroad

For criminal contempt of court, in a very scrutinized and controversial decision that is freely debated and will be settled case law when it's through the process.

>USA has refused to extradite Warren Martin Anderson

Citing lack of evidence.

>You chance of going to jail is inversely proportional to how wealthy you are:

You ability to hire good lawyers is proportional to how wealthy you are.

It's unclear what these tidbits are supposed to illustrate. Failing to effectively remedy inequality with pro bono legal aid means your country's judicial system is flawed, and judges make arguable and controversial decisions. This does not mean the country is not governed by law.


"Citing lack of evidence."

How about the case of Posada Carriles, a terrorist and CIA operative that blew up 73 people on Cubana de Aviación Flight 455, was there also lack of evidence?

Do you believe that USA is fair and impartial when it comes to international affairs? If USA blatantly violates international law it claims to uphold, do we have rule of law?

"your country's judicial system is flawed... This does not mean the country is not governed by law."

Thats exactly what it means, at some point the system is so flawed you are not governed by law.

We could debate how flawed it is, but it seems to be getting worse.

"For the first time, the United States fell out of the top 20 countries for adherence to the rule of law in an index compiled by the World Justice Project."




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