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Contributor: dsteve3
Date: 2003-01-23 15:45:22
We compromise our reputation by participating in illegal actions, like the bombing in Yugoslavia. We really need to focus on the word of the law, and be more vocal about those who break it.
We also need to look into trade law. Currently, there is a huge gulf between us in the priviledged world and the exploited world. Trade agreements and organizations are presently designed and functioning to exaserbate the problem. Struggling nations have their resources and labour exploited by us, while we add insult to injury by preaching about 'responsible economic policy'.
The law must recognize the rights of all humanity, the globe over. We cannot profit from the exploitation of foreign inequity while claiming to be some kind of moral pillar. The charade will cause us real pain in the future, either when we have to surrender our priviledged position, or worse by continueing to pretend that this problem doesn't exsist. By ignoring the plight of destabilized, economically exploited peoples around the world, the sham of our moral superiority casts us as hypocrits. Our word means nothing.
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