Social Justice Trumps Islam

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danmanjones's picture

I don't think people in the Middle East give a shit about human rights

- Carl 'not a bigot' Benjamin

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sato's picture

well they really don't?

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skeptoid's picture

"They" means "All" and there are "many" who do that aren't visible, have no power, and hide in fear of their lives. So to say a geographical region doesn't care about human rights can be construed as bigoted because it tars all within the boundaries as not caring. It's insensitive because those who do care and have the courage to actually do something risk the greatest harm and experience terrible suffering. You wrap that all together and the word "bigoted" doesn't seem unfair. I would have gone with insensitive.

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sato's picture

no "they" doesn't mean "all", it means a group in general, especially as compared to other groups.

 

 

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danmanjones's picture

Did people of the Middle East conduct 10,000+ live human experiments without anaesthetic on thousands of people last century?

 

There are 1000+ war criminals' names in this shrine, how many are from the Middle East? Which Middle East country is that Prime Minister from?

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sato's picture

so your argument is that japan has a terrible human rights record, therefore people in the middle east must care about human rights?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrelevant_conclusion

 

 

japan is another example of a country that doesn't care about human rights, and it's probably fair to say that asia in general doesn't either. now, what's your point regarding people in the middle east and human rights?

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danmanjones's picture

Do any countries or people 'care about human rights'?

Eg.?

 

My argument was more along the lines of judge not lest ye be judged. I thought you might be a Japanes guy living in Australia, a stab in the dark based on your opinions on different things.

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