Right Wing Governments, In General, Are Less Moral Than Left Wing Governments

To start, I think I should probably list some of the most immoral right wing governments. Some of them, you can probably guess. Nazi Germany (1933-1945): This is probably the first thing people think of when they think of immoral right wing governments, if for some reason they were thinking about that. Under Hitler's regime, an estimated 11 million people were systematically killed, and millions more were sent to forced labor camps. It is estimated that the Nazis killed roughly two thirds of all Jews living in Europe, including roughly a million children. Guatemala (1954-1980s): In 1954, the democratically elected leftist government of Guatemala was overthrown in a United States supported coup. Over the next several decades, a series of military dictators controlled Guatemala. During this time, tens of thousands who opposed the Guatemalan government disappeared. In 1980, the Guatemalan army initiated "Operation Sophia," the aim of which was to prevent guerrilla warfare by destroying the civilian base they came from. Specifically, the army targeted the Maya population of Guatemala, who they believed to be supporting guerrillas. Between 1980 and 1983, the army destroyed 626 villages, killed or caused the disappearance of over 200,000 people, and displaced over a million people. [1][2] South Africa (1948-1994): In addition to the United States, South Africa was a backer of the many military regimes in Guatemala. What is more well known is the Apartheid period in South Africa, from 1948-1994. During this time, the Afrikaner minority greatly limited the rights of the much larger African majority. During this time period, millions were removed from their homes, and forced to live in segregated communities. Starting in 1970, all black South Africans were officially stripped of their citizenship, and forced to become citizens of one of ten self-governing tribes. Political opposition was suppressed, any many who opposed the government, such as future president Nelson Mandela, were imprisoned. [3] The United States of America (1776-1970s): Admittedly, the United States has never been very far right wing, but they are right wing none the less. As most Americans know, from 1776-1868, slavery was legal in certain parts of the United States. This slavery consisted entirely of Africans abducted from their homes in Africa, or their descendants. Slavery was eventually made illegal in all American states in 1868, after the ratification of the 13th Amendment, but racial discrimination didn't end there. From 1868 until the 1970s, many southern states had laws enforcing racial segregation, and attempted to prevent African Americans from expressing their right to vote through poll taxes, literacy tests, and outright threats. Racism continues to be a problem in the United States to this day, albeit much less of a problem. European Governments and the United States (1492-Late 1800s): By European governments, I specifically mean the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, and most other imperial powers in the Americas, possibly excluding France. From Columbus' arrival in the Americas in 1492 to the present day, the majority of the native people of the Americans have been killed off, by a combination of war, disease spread by European settlers (either accidentally or intentionally), and deliberate attempts at extermination. Famous examples are the Wounded Knee Massacre, where hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children were killed by American forces, and the Trail of Tears, in which roughly 17,000 Cherokee were forced to leave their homes for reservations in what is now Oklahoma. An estimated 4,000 people died on the long journey to the reservations. [4] Seeing as my time is running out, I will end with those five examples. So for now, I'll wait for my opponent to make his case before introducing any more of my own arguments.[1] https://www.hmh.org...[2] http://en.wikipedia.org...[3] http://en.wikipedia.org...[4] http://en.wikipedia.org...