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Comment by ciarannolan

6 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Relationship

It's always disappointing commenting on HN only to get reddit/twitter "zinger" replies.

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Udik  6 years ago

You entirely missed my point: I'm not questioning the existence of a "special relationship", I'm asking if it's based on "values". What values does the US share with the UK more than with most other western countries?

  • ciarannolan  6 years ago

    I don't think there was really a point to be missed.

    If you have a point, go ahead and make it.

    • Udik  6 years ago

      Strange, because the question I asked and you didn't answer was pretty clear: "What values does the US share with the UK more than with most other western countries?".

      My point (implicit, but obvious) is that "values" is a weasel word used to justify power alliances under the pretension of some shared positive ethical trait.

      For the specific case, I feel that the UK and the US have very different values, as it's easy to see comparing the society and recent history of the two countries.

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