Human rights and What the President Says
Obviously there has been a lot in the news the past week or so about the President and his speech and what his words mean in the rest of the world. Actually, I was somewhat surprised to read that much of Europe was pleased with what he had to say about defending freedom and human rights throughout the world. I just feel like the promises are empty and meaningless. I still can't grasp the concept of forcing people to be free. You can't tell a society we have made you free, now protect it or else! Look at what a struggle it is in Iraq and Afghanistan. To tell a person that your idealogy is better than their own, and they need to accept it for their own benefit, it would be a difficult task anywhere. Well, I hope that if the President is truly interested in human rights issues, and making a better world, that he doesn't overlook the people who really need a voice. The people of Africa. Look at what is happening in the sudan, congo and all over Africa with the AIDS virus. If there is anyplace in the world where human rights, and quality of life need to be defended, this must be it. I hope our President doesn't just turn a blind eye like he has in the past.
posted by Alli @ 5:58 PM
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In the 20th Century, Fascism and Communism were the top representatives for the politics of death. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Franco, and Pol Pot made it easy to believe we were good and they were evil. It seemed simple: dictatorships were warlike and murderous, while democracies were peace-loving.
The 21st Century is very young, but G.W. Bush and his United States are giving democracy a bad reputation. Has anyone else killed more civilians, sold more weapons, broken more treaties and threatened more nations than the US?
I think they are giving Capitalist societies, moreso than Democracy, a bad name.
I really don't know what this second term will bring as far as Bush taking on Human Rights, I honestly don't think he will. We need our members of congress pushing the issues that you mentioned. If they can convince the President that these are truly important issues then we might see some progress.
No, I will stick with my notion that George is making democracy an evil force in the eyes of other countries. Bush doesn't promise to bring capitalism to the Middle East. The Iraqi ecomonic system was already capitalist. Al Zaqarwi isn't warning Iraqis about the sins of capital, and no wonder. Our great patriot, after all, is not saying "Give ME liberty or give ME death".
It is a really shame what we do in the name of capitalism. The tragedy of what is happening in Africa will result in many deaths, a generation of children who will be without parents and adults to show them their way and their culture, but perhaps this is a goal. We have the answer to many of these problems, but we hold them in a tight fist.
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