[quote=“Hondu Grease”]knee-jerk reaction/judgement regarding Amnesty Int. is rediculous.
they have brought to light countless tragedies and aided in resolving conflicts.
I find it funny that the same folks that BLINDLY support the Bush machine feel it necessary to condemn any organization/group that supports human rights.
would folks like jdsmith be more content if the folks working for AI handed out bibles and “christian identity” booklets???[/quote]
Please tell me good sir, what are folks like jdsmith like? Maybe you should strap your knee down as well.
And I find it ironic that you poo-poo Anglo-centric Christianity and then expect human rights to be a cause of concern in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. HA
Seems to me that AI is handing out the conversion booklets with the list of dos and don’ts, and what do you feel those booklets preach: Doaism? Confucianism? Show me the long list you must have of human rights champions in Africa and Asia. Show me the governments that have sought human rights changes and succeeded. I bet I can find a few in the western hemisphere.
Sure, and please show me a poor country that a system of human rights that AI would support as “The Correct Way.” It also seems to me that the poorer countries have the least effective governments, the most blatant corruption, and the worst record of human rights. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Where do you imagine the progress can come from? The UN. OK, fine, who funds the UN? Well, gosh, richer Western countries, DESPITE their being evil money grubbers. How much do those rich Arab countries do to promote human rights in the world?
I do not blindly support the Bush Administration, and I am actually quite critical of many things it has done…yet human rights groups who care more about tackling Goliath than laying the smackdown on the little baddies around the world are somewhat hypcritcal.
Large scale change comes from money, education comes from money, jobs and infrastructure come from money.
You do the math.