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Exactly. I often hear this whole "water a human right" argument from the left and when asked about what would change they really can't answer that. I think ever

Exactly. I often hear this whole "water a human right" argument from the left and when asked about what would change they really can't answer that. I think everyone knows how water is essential for the human life but declaring it a human right won't change anything. After all what would we do the next day after making it a human right?! Send the US Army to Malawi bearing Super Soakers?

thedaniel 9y ago
The next day, we'd severely punish entities whose profit-seeking actions denied people fresh water.
Lewisssss 9y ago
Capitalist institutions like the US Army can't deliver what the human needs, only another social system can deliver it.
- KGIII 9y ago
  As a Marine, I delivered food, water, shelter, medical supplies, and even entertainment to refugees. I'd then aid in their defense. It's not a long-term solution but it was effective.
monocasa 9y ago
Hopefully to avoid situations like Bolivia's where their water system was privatized (in a move that was mandated by the World Bank), and the private company increased water to $20/m for people who made on average $100/m. That company went so far as to send in paramilitaries to intimidate anyone who collected rainwater.
AndyNemmity 9y ago
It is a push because where water isn't a human right, they've made it so it's illegal to collect rain water. It's not like some made up non-existent issue, it's in direct response to corporations privatizing water, then calling all water illegal.
freeflight 9y ago
> Send the US Army to Malawi bearing Super Soakers? When you put it like that it, of course, sounds silly but try to see it the other way around: Take all the money spent on wars, where lots of infrastructure (usually among the first targets) and environment ends up being destroyed, and imagine it's instead spent on infrastructure projects helping the actual civilian population. Yes it's naive, yes it's very unlikely to ever happen, but I still like to think that the US Military acting as a demilitarized "global infrastructure building force" would have done far more good for humanity than constantly waging wars on barely defined things like "terrorism", leaving destroyed wastelands and lot's of disgruntled people in their wake.

thedaniel 9y ago

The next day, we'd severely punish entities whose profit-seeking actions denied people fresh water.

Lewisssss 9y ago

Capitalist institutions like the US Army can't deliver what the human needs, only another social system can deliver it.

KGIII 9y ago
As a Marine, I delivered food, water, shelter, medical supplies, and even entertainment to refugees. I'd then aid in their defense. It's not a long-term solution but it was effective.

monocasa 9y ago

Hopefully to avoid situations like Bolivia's where their water system was privatized (in a move that was mandated by the World Bank), and the private company increased water to $20/m for people who made on average $100/m. That company went so far as to send in paramilitaries to intimidate anyone who collected rainwater.

AndyNemmity 9y ago

It is a push because where water isn't a human right, they've made it so it's illegal to collect rain water. It's not like some made up non-existent issue, it's in direct response to corporations privatizing water, then calling all water illegal.

freeflight 9y ago

> Send the US Army to Malawi bearing Super Soakers? When you put it like that it, of course, sounds silly but try to see it the other way around: Take all the money spent on wars, where lots of infrastructure (usually among the first targets) and environment ends up being destroyed, and imagine it's instead spent on infrastructure projects helping the actual civilian population. Yes it's naive, yes it's very unlikely to ever happen, but I still like to think that the US Military acting as a demilitarized "global infrastructure building force" would have done far more good for humanity than constantly waging wars on barely defined things like "terrorism", leaving destroyed wastelands and lot's of disgruntled people in their wake.