Oh please, there is no country that Jezebel commenters condemn more broadly and universally than the U.S. If someone kicked a cat and it got reported on Jezebel, there would be universal condemnation of America. Also, this is the Internet, the land of generalizations.

Yes, there is a difference between the U.S. government enforcing existing laws in the U.S. and the U.S. government acting as world police. We have a duty to speak out against this, sure, and to encourage our allies to act - but we don't have a duty to do their work for them.

We don’t have unelected groups of men in rural areas sentencing children to rape. Signed an American.

Wow, way to miss the points completely, and completely disregard how fucked up “the case” above is.

it’s natural to want to defend your country but publicly sanctioned punishment rapes might not be the best hill to die on...

Or breasts are just that awesome.

Yes, I’ve worked retail.

Can’t hurt. Plus the mind has some very real mojo we haven’t come close to quantifying. Prayer, or the belief that prayer works at least, could be helpful.