(May 4, 2015 at 5:25 am)robvalue Wrote: I find this idea very difficult when it comes to other countries. They have norms which I consider cruel, unfair and barbaric. I can't help but wish they were more like my country. But then from their point of view, they won't see it that way. They'll think they are doing things right, and something is wrong with my country, I suppose.
We can debate it, but who gets to say who is right? It seems pretty clear I'm right of course! But then, I would say that. If they don't agree on the same principles is as, it's not a straightforward comparison.
I have no problem with the idea that some cultures and governments are just plain better and more moral than others. But that is only because I believe that human beings have natural rights simply by virtue of being human. This, as opposed to those who believe that rights are limited to what the government allows people to have.
