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david_nwpa1 year, 3 months ago
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Mdiar, I agree with most of your points, however, you ignore that some nations, such as China, pay lipservice to certain human rights in much the same way the United States does. For example, China claims to have freedom of religion and speech, but oppresses anyone who actually observes them. In the United States, we claim to have the right to life; however, we have a death row in most states and at the federal and military levels of our justice system.
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Other nations which promote right to life not only disbanded the death penalty, but also provide other social services to people such that they can afford to live. Consider Sweden and Germany's social services for new parents.
Examples of the kind of democracy you have described do exist on the planet. In particular, look at Switzerland. It has a Federal Council which is directly elected by the people. If a need arises which a sufficient number of people deem should be decided by the masses, a petition is gathered and certified by the Federal Council. Once certified, a plebiscite is called, and the people vote on the matter. Elections are held in Switzerland at the national level far more frequently. In older parts of Switzerland, the people gather in town squares and voice their opinions in an open forum. All of the townsfolk then vote up or down on the issues facing them. I realize the scale of Switzerland's size is far smaller than the US or UK. However, they have a "purer" form of democracy at work.
The key to the article is that Russia is not the enemy and is not the evil to which we have ascribed them. They defended break away regions much as we did with Kosovo. In previous conflicts, we brokered deals such that these two autonomous regions could hold their own elections to determine independence. Why are we not working that diplomatic angle once more?-
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Mdiar1 year, 3 months ago
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Whoops, sorry, I actually went off on a tangent in these posts, not really related to the article.
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Switzerland was a bit more of what I had in mind, for the most part.
I think its pretty clear from my post that I'm rather pro-globalism and, in a true global state, the ability to enforce certain human rights would be within the strength of a global community. Of course this requires alot of the world, including the United States, to grow up.
I'm a big fan of social services in most things, including for new parents. I think in some places areas like Sweden have gone to far and in other things not far enough. I see no need to nationalize something like alcohol (which, according to a few Swedish friends of mine, has been nationalized) or things along those lines. However, I'd probably be for better social programs and community work projects for the unemployed in which they are paid a fair sum. I like the idea of internet for everybody and its rather easy to implement. I also think college/university level education should be far more available then it is now.
I rarely actually discuss my true political views because they are very far from mainstream. I'd rather not get into arguments that serve no purpose. These tend to be part of it. Essentially it neuters the government in several key areas while, at the same time, promotes a well educated and healthy society.
I don't really believe any country on this planet is our enemy. I believe that economic interests that exist within a country is the enemy of freedom, as this leads to imperialism in some fashion. My main thrusts were that simply attacking and speaking out against the United States, in general, don't serve the final purpose of addressing what creates this imperialism in the first place. Remove the United States and the other powers of the world battle it out to determine the replacement. However, if we can find a way to effectively neuter the ability of these economic interests to control a nation's ability to go to war, then you perhaps fix the issue. -
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