(June 13, 2018 at 12:29 pm)henryp Wrote:(June 13, 2018 at 12:11 pm)Whateverist Wrote: On this much we can agree. This kind of short sightedness is how things can go terribly wrong. Afterwords you, like Trump, can say "who could've known?" The ones who could've known are the ones you call the elites but who the rest of us call competent human beings.
"Who could've known" what? It's unclear what you're referring to. That there are human rights atrocities around the world?
Khem already explained. See my bolded.
(June 13, 2018 at 10:02 am)Khemikal Wrote: Human rights has a practical component just as great or greater than it;s moral component. The syrian refuge crisis, for example..is global, not because of the morality of the issue, but because of the practical consequences of that violation.
Do you care about the stability of our economic or defense partners..which in turn effects our stability, economy, and defense?
