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Human rights is a form of secular religion. They do not exist in the real world, enforcement of those rights depend on a shared value system, and they often hav
by kkoncevicius 6y ago
Human rights is a form of secular religion. They do not exist in the real world, enforcement of those rights depend on a shared value system, and they often have a corresponding religious alternative, like "human life is sacred".
Since human rights can vary between geopolitical regions they can absolutely be looked at as a geopolitical issue, in the same way religious wars are geopolitical.
- emptyparadise 6y agoI didn't realize something like "human life is sacred" was up for debate.
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- nzmsv 6y agoThat is not what the OP said. He said it is a religious idea. And it is. Look, you are even using the word "sacred". For some reason the word "religion" means something bad to you and so you are attacking the idea of something good ("human rights") being in the same sentence as "religion". The actual definition of religion is broader and can mean simply a set of shared ethics, which human rights clearly are.
- emptyparadise 6y agoPerhaps I misunderstood OP's tone.
- pacamara619 6y agoImagine the mental gymnastics you have to go through to defend China's clear disregard for human rights and human life.
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