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Originally posted by Spanky
So you think it is smug self superiority to believe that all human being on this planet deserve basic human rights. The southern slave owners always referred to the norther abolitionists as smug, self superior and self righteous. Of course they were avoiding the point.
Just answer the question:
Do you believe having a say in the government that governs you is a human right?
Do you believe Arabs deserve basic human rights?
If you answer yes to those:
Do you think it is bigoted to want to impose "human rights" on arab nations?
Do you think it is bigoted to say that arabs don't need or want "human rights?
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This sort of talk might get you the medal at the 8th Grade "Why Democracy Is Good" speech contest at the VFW post, but it doesn't fly very far as a practical solution to the problems in the ME. While the spread of democracy is the only solution to these problems in the long run, it is naive to believe they want it imposed on them at the point of a gun by the US. Remember your point about peace -- it has to be achieved. Same thing with democracy.
