**OT** In a system of self-government, what gives the USA the right to demand that China clean up it's act on Human Rights is the fact that I, me, myself, Aloha Mike, and thousands of others who think like me demand it.
This "moral posturing" as you call it, is an important part of the American political process. It is my voice, my boycott, my embargo, a quiet and bloodless revolution as it were, and I feel strongly about it. I, for one, am glad that a few Congressmen showed the moral integrity to stand up for what is right, even if our own backyard could use some cleaning up. And what if these "internal affairs" should escalate to the point that Taiwan is invaded? Should the skeletons in our colllective closets force us to sit idly by as hundreds of thousands of our business partners and fellow human beings are either slaughtered or relocated to "re-education" camps?
You say that human rights in China are not the issue. I disagree, there are profoundly disturbing human rights abuses in China today, and before we commit to throwing billions of dollars at their continued success a little soul searching is certainly in order.
Respectfully, Aloha Mike |
