title. Both the USA and its lapdog Israel are easily the most evil, cancerous countries to exist today, and almost everyone knows why.

Personally, I’d have to nominate Japan. Extremely xenophobic country, high suicide rates, exploitative work culture, etc… Furthermore, as a Chinese, the fact that they still have shrines for their war criminals and whitewash their past is beyond deplorable, not to mention that right-wing anime fascists that simp for that country exacerbate my disdain furthermore.

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    But what do you mean with “worst”? Its very vague. What are the conditions, that makes something good or bad. Because, people have different priorities. As example, it is important for me that I can somehow live in a country. I don’t want to die, I want food, water, place to sleep and also work. Considering that, USA would be better than other countries, where civil war is present. Or if you are not male but female. USA would than also be far more better than Afghanistan.

    I hope you understand, what I wanted to say.

    right-wing anime fascists that simp for that country exacerbate my disdain furthermore.

    This movement is the worst. To be honest, when I started reading manhua and then manhwa I could also see difference to Japanese anime/manga. The later ones are have those tendency to Japanese nationailsm and anticommunism.

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      Considering that, USA would be better than other countries, where civil war is present. Or if you are not male but female. USA would than also be far more better than Afghanistan.

      You can argue the same for North Korea for that matter. Those countries and others with material conditions considered “worse” than the US were and still are literally brutalized by US/Western imperialism.

      Furthermore, to clarify, I was wondering whether which country is the “worst” primarily based on the actual leaders/ruling class of the government itself and the malicious nature of their actions. Like I mentioned before, contrary to countries like Afghanistan and NK, just because Japan is a highly advanced, non-militaristic nation as of now doesn’t make it that much less deplorable because their government still upholds a strict, near-dystopian corporatist society and propagandizes their citizens. Of course, I admit that countries (aside from the 2 previously mentioned) like India, France, Britain, and Germany are more influential internationally and overall more active, allowing them to oppress in similar ways that the USA and Israel does, making them worse in many aspects.

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        You can argue the same for North Korea for that matter. Those countries and others with material conditions considered “worse” than the US were and still are literally brutalized by US/Western imperialism.

        Of course they are brutalized. Thats why pointed out, that “worse” is vague. Because it is far more worse to life in a country which is brutalized, than somewhere where the situation is peaceful. But if we speak about “worse” and “better” referring to imperialism, atrocities and genocide, than the US is ranking actually on the first place.

        Furthermore, to clarify, I was wondering whether which country is the “worst” primarily based on the actual leaders/ruling class of the government itself and the malicious nature of their actions.

        It is not easy to top the USA. But I wouldn’t even rank Israel on the second place, because its complicated I think. While Israel commits genocide, they need their support from the US and Europe. Same goes for other countries which may commit similar atrocities. The USA is powerful enough to let such things happen or stop it and they let it happen if its useful. Reminds me how Selensky is begging the US for authorisation to attack specific targets in Russia. I think I would answer your question with “no”, there is no worse country.

        Of course, I admit that countries (aside from the 2 previously mentioned) like India, France, Britain, and Germany are more influential internationally and overall more active, allowing them to oppress in similar ways that the USA and Israel does, making them worse in many aspects.

        That’s right. Especially the alliance of those countries you mentioned is a special thing. Speaking of NATO, even Germany, France etc. are absolutely dependent on the US.

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    If we define the worst countries as the ones that can affect the most people negatively by capitalism; this means imperialism, and also to consider if the country in question has a domestically large enough population to affect.

    Which means, aside from the countries mentioned, they could be: UK and India.

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    Leichtenstein, Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands, and the like.

    The existence of tax-haven microstates is an assault on good governance everywhere.

    TBH any of their nearest neighbours could field a squad of a few dozen drunken football hooligans and end the novelty toy countries in an evening. The Caymans might take a bit longer until someone can sober up enough to steer the boat.

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      Fucking yes.

      Those nations are literal fucking scourge.

      Best we can hope for is those hooligans catch a couple of pigs making deposits there.

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    It would have to be france since outside of the US, France is the NATO country with the largest military power and the one which runs a thinly viewed colonial empire in Northern Africa.

    You could also put South Korea, which happens to be even more of a corporate hellhole than Japan, or maybe Saudi Arabia, an opportunistic monarchy which pumps out massive amounts of oil and helps keep the American empire afloat.

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    I second Japan tbh, a country that has invented both video games to talk to women and a dedicated word for living in your childhood bedroom as an adult and like, just the worst culture that like half the guys in my city seem to be in love with…

    like, revolving sushi is good but at WHAT COST

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    Although India, Ukraine and Japan are bad in their own unique ways. I still feel as someone else who is ethnic Chinese, probably the UK, the ultimate source of the scourge that is the five eyes nations. A collapsing country is what they deserve for what they’ve done. In terms of active damage, the French with their own colonial endeavors in West Africa and on the islands of New Caledonia

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    South Korea is probably the one country I look at and I’m like yeah, I’m really glad I wasn’t born there. At least people in poor African and Latin American countries aren’t so controlled and atomized.

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    A lot of bad countries out there listed that are doing bad things. Personally, I’d have to say India. Their government is Fascist, there is a ton of support for Isn’treal, but the big one for me is the sheer amount of rape that happens and they just get away with it. The fact that women just should never travel there because of the dangers of being gang raped and murdered is so extreme is insane to me. But then you see how it’s practically supported by the government and it’s like, this shit is broken. A hyper racists/sexist caste system intertwined with capitalism/fascism.

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    Sudan, the war and famine there is criminally underreported, and the UN is dragging it’s feet on declaring an actual famine crisis there.

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    Probably the UK

    Increasingly more US-like in politics, the media is somehow even worse, and insane Islamophobia

    And the food isn’t good apparently the baked beans they put on everything aren’t even the same as American baked beans they’re just beans in tomato sauce and that sounds like shit

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      I second Nonce Island for all of that and more.

      Even bringing up those things (like the unseasoned beans on toast thing) tends to cause gammon attacks, including here.

      The unprecedented bloodsoaked British Empire’s many atrocities in centuries past tend to get glossed over by modern glazers that really, really like Doctor Who or whatever, making them very jumpy about criticism of Merry Olde England in particular.

      The numerous abuses and offenses of the so-called royal family are covered up and they cover for each other as well. epsteingelion

      Scotland really needs to secede already.