RE: G-20 leaders, don’t forget the women’s rights advocates rotting in Saudi prisons
September 21, 2020 at 6:35 am
(This post was last modified: September 21, 2020 at 6:45 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Why, do the members of the g20 have clean human rights records? Who certifies the cleanliness of any given country in that regard? If a country -isn't- in your alliance, pact, or agreement, what incentives and what legal recourse do you (or they) have to compel their (or your) actions?
This may expose a fundamental difference of opinion. We in the west generally tend to believe that our political ideals will win out in a direct competition for hearts an minds. We don't want to exclude people to make them comply, we prefer to include them, and once they're in, apply pressure from all sides. There are pragmatic benefits to dealing with the authorities of a country as they are, rather than regime changing our way to what we want in every instance.
This may expose a fundamental difference of opinion. We in the west generally tend to believe that our political ideals will win out in a direct competition for hearts an minds. We don't want to exclude people to make them comply, we prefer to include them, and once they're in, apply pressure from all sides. There are pragmatic benefits to dealing with the authorities of a country as they are, rather than regime changing our way to what we want in every instance.
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