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One really mustn't. There are plenty of people who work in government that actually care about human rights - this 'tear it down' mentality relies on the fanta

One really mustn't. There are plenty of people who work in government that actually care about human rights - this 'tear it down' mentality relies on the fantasy that it will be rebuilt in some better form. And this kind of 'both sides' bullshit from the article highlights it perfectly: > Blaha had already voiced frustration that despite the HRG passing its pilot phase, the Biden administration had not done enough to publicise it, meaning the provision to "facilitate receipt" of information was still not being fully honoured before the Trump administration deleted the channel entirely. One side didn't publicize it as much as we would have preferred, and the other one deleted it entirely. Both sides are bad!

runarberg 1y ago
The ‘tear it down’ mentality is about tearing down the covers and exposing America for what it is. That is how I understood your parent at least. The USA has been doing human rights abuses for a long time, without any repercussions. The Iraq war and the Patriot Act is but a few of many many many more examples. For a while now the entire political spectrum in Europe has given this impunity to the USA, with the covers gone, maybe it will be harder—at least for the left of center parties—to give this impunity to the USA.
dfee 1y ago
> There are plenty of people who work in government that actually care about human rights Hopefully most do! All should. However, most employees don’t pick what they work on. So it’s always at the discretion of the boss to determine what’s practically considered, regardless of ideals or desires.
propagandist 1y ago
"Didn't publicize it as much as we would have preferred" is very polite speech for killing millions in "wars on terror" and through arming our great friends, the house of Saud, in their campaign against Yemen. Not going to get into the rich history of overthrowing local rulers and installing puppets through the most gruesome proxies to create "banana republics," the mass murder on a massive scale committed in the previous century, or the genocide that preceded to enable the founding of this state. This place is built on murder and theft. "Both sides" are guilty. One is less shy.

runarberg 1y ago

The ‘tear it down’ mentality is about tearing down the covers and exposing America for what it is. That is how I understood your parent at least. The USA has been doing human rights abuses for a long time, without any repercussions. The Iraq war and the Patriot Act is but a few of many many many more examples. For a while now the entire political spectrum in Europe has given this impunity to the USA, with the covers gone, maybe it will be harder—at least for the left of center parties—to give this impunity to the USA.

dfee 1y ago

> There are plenty of people who work in government that actually care about human rights Hopefully most do! All should. However, most employees don’t pick what they work on. So it’s always at the discretion of the boss to determine what’s practically considered, regardless of ideals or desires.

propagandist 1y ago

"Didn't publicize it as much as we would have preferred" is very polite speech for killing millions in "wars on terror" and through arming our great friends, the house of Saud, in their campaign against Yemen. Not going to get into the rich history of overthrowing local rulers and installing puppets through the most gruesome proxies to create "banana republics," the mass murder on a massive scale committed in the previous century, or the genocide that preceded to enable the founding of this state. This place is built on murder and theft. "Both sides" are guilty. One is less shy.