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The elephant in the room with all this is that America has its own big problems in this area. The illegal immigrant workers from Mexico and other places seem to
by avenger123 13y ago
The elephant in the room with all this is that America has its own big problems in this area. The illegal immigrant workers from Mexico and other places seem to have issues with wages, employment rights and other things. Let's not even talk about the big daddy of them all on the corporate side, Walmart with its wage issues.
So, before Americans start feeling smug about how they set the standards for the rest of the world, please look in your own back yard. It's not that much prettier.
- nicarus1984 13y ago"So, before Americans start feeling smug about how they set the standards for the rest of the world, please look in your own back yard." That's a very tired criticism/complaint. The points made were fair and if you don't think so then argue those points. Making generalizations that Americans should not share their thoughts on injustices outside the ones our government, corporations, and/or citizens create is absurd. Which nation is without problems of their own? Does that disqualify then anyone from making any statements on human rights (as in this case)?
- kamakazizuru 13y agoactually - the world would actually better off if everyone cleaned their own backyards before poking into their neighbours business!
- nicarus1984 13y agoThat is probably true, but it is totally unrealistic. Should we all remain silent in the face of such abuses until we have made our own "backyards" clean? "...only those without sin should cast the first stone. [This] is so relativistic and "nonjudgmental" that it would not allow the prosecution of Charles Manson. Our few notions of justice have had to evolve despite these absurd codes of ultra vindictiveness and ultracompassion." - Christopher Hitchens