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Only two countries directly: Germany, which clearly has a superior human rights record than the U.S, and Brazil, which can certainly be argued to have a better
by jivatmanx 13y ago
Only two countries directly: Germany, which clearly has a superior human rights record than the U.S, and Brazil, which can certainly be argued to have a better record.
Edit: Perhaps "Ranking", or current policy is a better phrase than "Record", but in any case, the Nazis were a very long time ago, there aren't even that many WWII veterans alive anymore, much-less in power.
- reeses 13y ago"Germany, which clearly has a superior human rights record than the U.S" I think I just pissed my pants. Pardon my rudeness, but West Germany was forced to improve their human rights record by imposition from the Allied countries. East Germany continued to have a crap HR record. Only in the recent record does Germany have a solid HR stance.
- marshray 13y agoKeep in mind that most people under the age of 38 or so won't remember pre-unification Germany at all.
- reeses 13y agoGetting older often involves forgetting to update the age at which people would not have experienced things directly. Of course, it makes sense when those people are 15-18, but...jeez. Thanks for the reminder. Humbling. :-)
- Nrsolis 13y agoGermany's human rights record is decidedly mixed. (Source: my mother)
- D9u 13y agoHave you been to Brazil lately? I've met people who survived Auschwitz.