TugBoat said:
Without the US, human rights as you know it would not exist. Try being trans in Iran or China and see where that gets you.
dik said:
Do you really believe that?
Dik -
The US has made plenty of questionable decisions that have led to bloodshed. And, we do tend to be the most aggressive nation in the world (in terms of being willing to go to war). But, we really do a pretty good job with respect to Human Rights.... I'd argue that our entire society was born out of the desire to establish some basic, inalienable human rights.
I'm not sure what the "history" of Human rights really is. But, I have to think that if the US didn't win WWII then most of the world would be under regimes that did not respect human rights very much at all.
Japan raped China (and most of the Pacific) brutally. But, after WWII Japan changed dramatically under the leadership of the US and Admiral MacArthur. I think that Asia (and the Pacific Island nations as well) is in much, much better shape due to the US (at least in terms of Human Rights) than it would have been otherwise.
Then it's safe to say that Germany was a horrible abuser of human rights in WWII as well. Isn't it? Though you might now say that West Germany became one of the great beacons of respecting human rights in the decades that followed. Again, I believe the US is largely responsible for the reconstruction of West Germany post WWII. Wouldn't you agree?
Then let's talk about the Soviet Bloc nations and Communist China. Post WWII they were clearly the worst Human Rights abusers of the last 70 years. Right? The US was the main Super Power that was opposing this during that time.
Are you so brainwashed by whatever anti-US ideology that's been affecting our education that you cannot see these obvious historical truths?
