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Elected officials have a fiduciary duty to citizens of the US, not citizens of other countries. Think China cares about US citizens beyond what it can give Chin

Elected officials have a fiduciary duty to citizens of the US, not citizens of other countries. Think China cares about US citizens beyond what it can give China? No.

forapurpose 8y ago
> Elected officials have a fiduciary duty to citizens of the US, not citizens of other countries. This argument assumes the nationalist position, rather than addressing its (immense) flaws (a proven track record of promoting hatred, of leading to war and disaster, and of being wrong - peaceful international cooperation in the West has predominated for generations, with the result being the most successful boom of political and economic welfare in the history of humanity). A belief in the idea of liberty, rather than ethnicity, is the foundation of the United States. 'All men are created equal' was why the U.S. was formed; not 'All Americans' or 'All white people'. Human rights must be universal; if the other guy doesn't have them then neither do you. Universal human rights has been a foundation of U.S. foreign policy for generations, with great effect: The world is now filled with democratic, free countries, like never before. People in the U.S. have always cared about the freedom of others. The nationalist position of the current administration is an extreme exception, not the rule. It's also is in the U.S.'s self-interest: Free democracies are peaceful, and they are prosperous, which makes them good trading partners. All the wealthiest countries in the world are democracies. Also, democracies rarely if ever start international wars (the U.S. having become the prominent exception during this century). > Think China cares about US citizens beyond what it can give China? I don't know who "China" is. Do people in China care about the welfare of people besides themselves? Of course. Most human beings are not sociopaths, despite the nationalist assumption that they are - really the desire, because it promotes more nationalism.. Does Xi Jinping? As the dictatorial, oppressive ruler of over a billion people, he seems mostly interested in his own power and not their welfare, or anyone else's.

Elected officials have a fiduciary duty to citizens of the US, not citizens of other countries. Think China cares about US citizens beyond what it can give China? No.

forapurpose 8y ago

> Elected officials have a fiduciary duty to citizens of the US, not citizens of other countries. This argument assumes the nationalist position, rather than addressing its (immense) flaws (a proven track record of promoting hatred, of leading to war and disaster, and of being wrong - peaceful international cooperation in the West has predominated for generations, with the result being the most successful boom of political and economic welfare in the history of humanity). A belief in the idea of liberty, rather than ethnicity, is the foundation of the United States. 'All men are created equal' was why the U.S. was formed; not 'All Americans' or 'All white people'. Human rights must be universal; if the other guy doesn't have them then neither do you. Universal human rights has been a foundation of U.S. foreign policy for generations, with great effect: The world is now filled with democratic, free countries, like never before. People in the U.S. have always cared about the freedom of others. The nationalist position of the current administration is an extreme exception, not the rule. It's also is in the U.S.'s self-interest: Free democracies are peaceful, and they are prosperous, which makes them good trading partners. All the wealthiest countries in the world are democracies. Also, democracies rarely if ever start international wars (the U.S. having become the prominent exception during this century). > Think China cares about US citizens beyond what it can give China? I don't know who "China" is. Do people in China care about the welfare of people besides themselves? Of course. Most human beings are not sociopaths, despite the nationalist assumption that they are - really the desire, because it promotes more nationalism.. Does Xi Jinping? As the dictatorial, oppressive ruler of over a billion people, he seems mostly interested in his own power and not their welfare, or anyone else's.