Re:America’s Shameful Human Rights Record (2012)
by pessimizer on Monday June 24, 2013 @04:46PM
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>they are complaining about US abuses from hundreds of years ago
The range is from zero to two.
>You can't prove that the Hendersons are a terrible family if their problems are on par with the problems of almost all similar families.
I'm going to ignore the tautology here and say that "on par" is a stronger statement than "similar." The US is also not the Hendersons.
>How do you propose to 'punish' the US?
I have no interest in punishing the US.
>If natural cause deaths dwarf murders, then efforts to extend lifespan will likely see a better return by focusing on natural causes than on murders. Similarly, if the average person is much more likely to see serious quality of life issues from natural causes. This doesn't mean nothing should be done to prevent murders
Why doesn't it mean that?
>Your argument fails spectacularly when applied to anyone who did not receive inheritance or did not descend from slavers.
Only if you require that I blame every American, like you just did. I thought I was simply blaming the people who did it, and the people who benefit from it.
>America can do both good and bad things. The fact that it does bad things (and other things which you just don't like) is not an excuse for censoring good things.
I don't hear anyone upset about people saying nice things about America (unless they are factually incorrect.)
The range is from zero to two.
>You can't prove that the Hendersons are a terrible family if their problems are on par with the problems of almost all similar families.
I'm going to ignore the tautology here and say that "on par" is a stronger statement than "similar." The US is also not the Hendersons.
>How do you propose to 'punish' the US?
I have no interest in punishing the US.
>If natural cause deaths dwarf murders, then efforts to extend lifespan will likely see a better return by focusing on natural causes than on murders. Similarly, if the average person is much more likely to see serious quality of life issues from natural causes. This doesn't mean nothing should be done to prevent murders
Why doesn't it mean that?
>Your argument fails spectacularly when applied to anyone who did not receive inheritance or did not descend from slavers.
Only if you require that I blame every American, like you just did. I thought I was simply blaming the people who did it, and the people who benefit from it.
>America can do both good and bad things. The fact that it does bad things (and other things which you just don't like) is not an excuse for censoring good things.
I don't hear anyone upset about people saying nice things about America (unless they are factually incorrect.)