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> Disagree on hypocrisy. US still affords significant freedoms and largely respects human rights. If you are US citizen maybe, for the rest of the world. Defin
by adev_ 7y ago
> Disagree on hypocrisy. US still affords significant freedoms and largely respects human rights.
If you are US citizen maybe, for the rest of the world. Definitively not.
Without being a lawyer, I'm pretty sure random drone strike on civilians in Pakistan, torture in Guantanamo or intercepting entire world communication is not an example of "respect of humans rights".
- GordonS 7y ago> Without being a lawyer, I'm pretty sure random drone strike on civilian in Pakistan, torture in Guantanamo or intercepting entire world communication is an example of "respect of humans rights" This is a good point, I think. The US has an appalling record on human rights (aside from your examples, arming terrorists and overthrowing democratically elected governments spring to mind) - as long as we're talking about the rights of non-Americans.