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> I instantly want to post a link to Guantanamo as a counter argument. That's not a counter argument, it's the same kind of argument against a different countr
by riquito 10y ago
> I instantly want to post a link to Guantanamo as a counter argument.
That's not a counter argument, it's the same kind of argument against a different country
- wongarsu 10y agoIn the context of this site, it becomes a counter argument: "I have never seen anybody on HN even remotely suggest that you shouldn't live in or move to the USA because of their bad human rights record (on the contrary, the USA is generally portrait in a very positive light), so why should human rights violations in the UAE prevent me from living there"
- Jtsummers 10y agoI absolutely have seen people post that they would not visit or move to the USA because of our human rights (real or perceived) violations. On topics from draconian drug laws and penalties, general treatment of minorities, surveillance abuses, or our international record (particularly wrt actions in the Middle East or people from there). I'll see if I can find a couple examples and edit with links. EDIT: My google fu is weak, and I'm not coming up with anything at the moment. I have found discussions about people avoiding transit through the US, but not about avoiding the US as a destination.