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As there should be.
by jonhendry18 8y ago
As there should be.
- merpnderp 8y agoI think he’s pointing out the hypocrisy of there being nearly nothing in the news cycle about this and certainly no national outrage or protests, implying much of the protests against ICE were simple political point scoring and not genuine concern for strangers’ wellbeing.
- jonhendry18 8y ago" no national outrage or protests" What, in the US? What would be the point, especially with Trump in the White House, uninterested in human rights issues. Americans protest the detentions and family separations here because we're at some level responsible for it, our taxes are being used to pay for it, and in our system there's potential for a good resolution to come about due to protest. Also, tanks probably won't be sent to crush a protest.
- merpnderp 8y agoTrump is in a major trade war with China right now, and just scored some major points for US oil. Even if you are cynical and think Trump doesn’t care about human rights, there’s certainly never been a time in recent history where a president could use major human rights protests to effect change in China. Ie Trump could certainly use the leverage against China right now. So if you do care, there’s never been a better time to protest.
- api 8y agoI was mostly pointing out the hypocrisy of so many Americans ignoring Chinas awful human rights record because there is money to be made. The same applies to Saudi Arabia, which is much worse than China yet also makes Americans rich so we look the other way.