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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
rubecube may have used inflammatory language, but is it really terrible to point out that some cultures are dramatically worse (or better) than others when it comes to sexism, attitudes towards homosexuality, racism, etc?
I mean, do people really think a woman in the workplace in Russia or Egypt wouldn't typically have worse experiences with men than a woman in Canada? Or that blacks wouldn't encounter more racism in Russia or China than in Canada? Or is it just off-base to say so?
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You and I have gotten into this before because I think the way you deflect criticism towards Western democracies by pointing out that it's worse elsewhere is counterproductive, but I certainly don't have a problem with having that debate in general and pointing out which societies are generally more progressive, less progressive, etc.