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You've misinterpreted me. I'm not saying that having immigration restrictions with disparate racial impact necessarily mean the policies are racist (or otherwi
by jessriedel 8y ago
You've misinterpreted me. I'm not saying that having immigration restrictions with disparate racial impact necessarily mean the policies are racist (or otherwise immoral). I'm saying that if we thought nations had rights the way individuals had rights, we wouldn't be so accepting of individuals having racist preferences and so against nations having them.
- stcredzero 8y agoOnly individual humans have human rights. Sovereign powers have rights which are capabilities, allowing the machinery of international law to function and maintain relative peace among sovereign powers. Where the two meet, there is often nastiness. The most dramatic example of this is war. Borders are like cell membranes which protect the internal workings of civilized life, commerce, and the rule of law. Applying human morality to sovereign powers makes as much sense as applying human morality to cells or galaxies. A sovereign power should protect the individual human rights of its citizens first. This is what makes sense.
- jessriedel 8y agoI was with you until those last two sentences ;)
- stcredzero 8y agoYou shouldn't mindlessly sacrifice the buoyancy of your lifeboat because of human rights -- if there are already 19 souls aboard and taking one more will sink it. Those aboard get priority.