Charlie Rose

TruthSayer  02/15/2011 10:26 PM Report

@ IndianDalit: Yes indeed Abu Ghraib Prison = paragon of American human rights values. That's why the soldiers who participated in the Abu Ghraib scandal were court martialed.

No if only the same could be said about Liu Xiaobo. :o

@AntonGrambihler: Absolutely. I also think he should have the same convesration about the War Crimes and Human Rights Violations committed by North Korea and al-Qaeda and who are supported by the corrupt dictatorship of the CCP.

IndianDalit  01/25/2011 04:52 AM Report

Abu Ghraib Prison.....the paragon of American human rights values.

AntonGrambihler  01/25/2011 04:06 AM Report

Charlie needs to have this same conversation about the War Crimes and Human Rights Violations committed by the Terrorists who rose up against the British Mandate of Palestine, call themselves Israel, claim to be Jewish, and are supported by the United States.

REMant  01/24/2011 12:25 PM Report

You have to remember that it is a big country, which means it has control problems. While they may want to grant more freedom, it also wants to prevent an increase in corruption, criminal activity and possible anarchy. But I disagree with the idea that you can just let the ppl take care of it. This was a debate in our own history and the reason for the development of our federal system. It has had a long ancestry. The larger the unit the more difficult it is for face-to-face democracy to work, but if you have a lot of small ones, you risk conflict. On the other hand, a centralized organization is prone to tyranny or to be insensitive to localities. You need to have a federated or representative system if you want unity with diversity. I'd have to call his advice an example of the kind of thinking we need to avoid.

laupan  01/24/2011 11:09 AM Report

The USA is always committed to the protection and promotion of human rights. The US has made enormous progress recognized around the world however there is sooo much room for improvement.

We still face many issues in economic and social development, more needs to be done in America in terms of human rights, a lot more.

We need to continue efforts to improve the lives of the American people and to promote and the rule of law which favors the wealthy and politically connected. We need to address the growing division between the haves and have nots in America, the racial issues, the poverty and homeless issues, the growing number of people that the American dream has been leaving behind, the drug dependency issues, the crime issues and the list goes on….

So before we speak as elitists, iffiest group to a country like China or any other country we need to address our own issues at home.

We have little creditability when we lecture others and still have major issues at home unresolved. Human Rights Groups have been criticized by the governments and peoples of numerous countries for biases as well a political agenda.

Many of the issues are not substantiated and in many cases the groups have never even been in the countries or spent any time in the countries questioned or learning about the history, culture or society.

Challenging a societies pride and self-worth is an unforgivable thing. Many times criticism comes from a very ugly, selfish place. We convince ourselves that we’re criticizing this issue or a group for their own good – but, in reality, it’s for our own selfish benefit, often there is an agenda. The overly critical person or group is, actually, the most selfish and self-serving.

To be invited to a State dinner and be brow beaten on an issue (s) is in very, very poor taste, better to use the time/occasion to learn about the person or their perspective on the issue.

Buddha was well known for his ability to respond to evil with good. There was a man who knew about his reputation and he traveled many miles to test Buddha. When he arrived and stood before Buddha, he verbally accused him for his actions, he insulted him, he challenged him, he was critical of his habits.

Buddha simply turned to the man and said, “If someone offers you a gift and you decline to accept it to whom then does it belong?”

The man said, “Then it belongs to the person who offered it”

“That is correct. I decline to accept your abuse, it still belongs to you”