Do liberals want us to prevent human rights abuses in foreign countries by invasion or not?

Answer 1

They prefer harsh language.
They don't care about human rights violations unless they can blame the Republicans.

Answer 2

If a country profits from such abuses (for example, if it buys cheap goods whose production involved the abuse of human rights -- which is very common), then I think it clearly does have such a duty. What it should do is the difficult question: sometimes boycotting the goods is a good tactic; sometimes it's not; sometimes diplomatic pressure helps; sometimes it doesn't. The tactics have to be measured to the context, but doing nothing should not be seen as a decent option. If a country is not profiting from such abuses then it becomes a matter of whether the country has the power to do good without doing more harm. Imagine you're walking through a park and see someone being assaulted. If you have the power to intervene and stop the victim's suffering, then you should. However, imagine you see someone with a gun to someone's head. By intervening thoughtlessly, you might actually lead to the victim's death. Consider a third case: you're much weaker than the attacker, and by intervening you not only do no good, but you become an extra victim. These are difficult questions. The point is to ask whether a country has the power to do good without doing more harm. If so, then I think intervention is a duty (ideally through the UN). Violent intervention, however, is only sometimes justified. It can do more good than harm, but there is *always* a danger that it will do much more harm than it prevents.

Answer 3

So, you'd advocate stopping human rights abuses in Iraq by invading the country, which subsequently leads to the deaths of 600,000+ people?

Even knowing the complete disaster that is Iraq, even knowing that more people were killed as a result of the US led invasion than Saddam could ever hope to achieve, even knowing that it has completely destabilised the Middle east, even knowing that the country is slowly descending into civil war, even knowing that as a result of the invasion, militant Islamic groups have more influence in Iraq, not less, you're still in favour of "preventing human rights abuses by invasion"?

What is it that some conservatives don't get? There are now more human rights problems, not less. Seems you can do anything in the name of "freedom", no matter how depraved, unethical or genocidal, and still kid your self that you're one of the good guys.

Answer 4

Human rights abuses by invasion? Are you in compos mentis? Nobody I know, libs or conservs advocate such lunatic notion. That is UN work. However, intervening in genocide is another story. I do not know about all liberals, after all they are FREE thinkers, but indeed I would advocate intervening.

Answer 5

The deeper question is "How do you prevent human rights abuse by invasion?" It has hardly been the outcome in Iraq, has it?

Answer 6

I would suggest you do more research into whatever gave you this idea. Everyday there are questions "accusing" Republicans and/or Democrats about their ideology. All Republicans don't think the same and all Democrats don't think the same.

Conservative and liberal are incorrect terms. I believe I'm the only one who knows that.

Answer 7

Not! So is this question supposed to be another slam on liberals? You didn't bother to tell us what you think on the subject. It is not the USA's job to police the world.

Answer 8

All the GOP liberals want that, as evinced by their support of the GW Bush regime and its principals (i.e.: primary actors).

Answer 9

Liberals for the most part don't care about human rights issues. If they did, they would be deeply concerned about the following obvious abuses:

1) killing of unborn babies
2) killing of helpless old people
3) cutting off of heads on live video feed
4) hanging of charred bodies from bridges
5) use of human shields by terrorists
6) unsafe use of explosives in malls
7) unsafe landing of unaimed missiles in cities
8) trespassing across private property by protestors
9) trespassing across private property when entering the US illegally
10) destruction of private property by environmentalists on steroids

Liberals don't care about civil rights, they care about getting attention and power, and they have no idea how dumb they look to the rest of us.

Answer 10

why invade other countries.....if they need help then they will just go.....invade is a favorite word to the right wingers...