Why America shouts so much for 'Democracy' and 'Human Rights'?

Question

Who requested America or gave them the rights to invade and attack other countries to establish democracy and human rights there? Killing thousands of innocent civilians in Vietnam and Iraq to establish democracy? Nuking Japan during 2nd World War and killing thousands of Japanese civilians (most of them are women and children) for ‘peace’? What is the American definitions of democracy and peace?

Answer 1

Sometimes I think America has its priorities mixed up. I think that there are problems in America that Americans should deal with first and foremost. I'm not saying that we shouldn't help other nations, esp. if there's a natural disaster or an organized uprising against an unfriendly government.

But it isn't our job to give other nations democracy. That needs to come from each country, from its citizens, when they are ready.

Answer 2

Look at what happened in Japan. First we choose the course of action that would end a war we did not start in a manner that spared the largest number of Japanese people possible. Then immediately after the war we began a massive food aid program that prevented the starvation of over 15 million Japanese people.

And as a result? Today Japan is one of the world's leading Democracies.

If you would go back and check your facts - it was not the Americans who slaughtered the South Vietnamese people. Do you have any idea what happened after North Vietnam conquered South Vietnam?

And today we have Iraq. A place where we are working to protect the Iraqi people from terrorists who sent a car bomb into a market - again. The Iraqi people voted for democracy in UN-certified elections and the people killing innocent Iraqis want to set themselves up as dictators.

Please tell us who you support - the terrorists or those trying to protect the Iraqi people from those terrorists?

Answer 3

Listen, kiddies, genocide has been repeatedly committed for thousands of years, along with every other kind of atrocity. America isn't a superhero, just an opportunistic, imperialistic, capitalist machine. If the news and history books evoke those deep emotions in you, which tell you otherwise, that's exactly the point. Don't be a tool. Please try to read between the lines. Later when you're driving your SUV, listening to gospel music, ask yourself some questions. Perhaps: How long was the war actually going on before the US got involved? How did those living in certain territories today(Isreal?) come to their territory? Who thought it would be a good idea to put them there? Why might the people who owned the land before be upset?
PS: Societies don't need to be "helped" just because they're not exactly like us. People don't know that things are "wrong" until we put that idea in their head, and when they do think something is wrong, what you get is called a "revolution" (rev-oh-loo-shun). Once they've made the decision all by themselveses, then, we can go in and help them make changes. Hey, German people eat bugs! Maybe we should run over there and kill a bunch of people to try and "save" them?

Answer 4

You answered your own question. Noboby asked us, that's why we went. If we did not no one else would. And you want to talk about "nuking Japan"? Why don't we talk about the hundreds of thousands of American lives lost to defeat an empire devoted to enslaving entire populations? Conducting medical experiments on live prisoners? Raping and burning women alive? Starving to death tens of thousands of POWs. Are you seriously comparing us to that? Bet you're glad someone asked us to get involved then aren't you..

Answer 5

There's "peace" and "democracy" for a few here in the US

http://www.michaelparenti.org/DemocracyForFew.html

Answer 6

Two words define the American interpretation of democracy and human rights: Pax Americana. With hegemony and power, the US can assert itself on the world stage to do whatever is necessary to ensure the safety of Americans (and Israelis of course) by any means necessary.

Answer 7

We have no problem slaughtering non-white people. We felt bad for kicking the crap out of Germany, but we did it to Japan with pleasure in WWII.

Answer 8

i guess American definition for democracy and peace is whether you follow "my way or highway".