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I'd like to be as transparent as I can with the rules. Rule 2 was added ...due to recent events.

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[–] laverabe 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can criticize whoever you want. Israel and NK are both not friendly nations to human rights right now at the moment. But that being said you should balance criticism with something constructive as a suggestion.

It's easy to tear the world down, but hundred times harder to build it back up.

[–] HomerianSymphony 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

But that being said you should balance criticism with something constructive as a suggestion.

So if I say the United States is a racist genocidal state, I should balance it with a constructive suggestion like “The United States should stop being a racist genocidal state”.

Is that what you want?