Generational Dynamics World View

[John J. Xenakis]

(07-12-2016, 06:49 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote:

(07-12-2016, 06:27 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote:

(07-12-2016, 10:43 AM)X_4AD_84 Wrote: >   Basically the Chinese are showing their true cards. They never
>   really accepted at a deep level things we consider norms of
>   International Law. They really don't even accept the notion of the
>   UN / ICC / etc (accept when it is in their own favor). They still
>   consider the round eyes to be pale savages and non-Han PoCs to be
>   mere Apes.  

(07-12-2016, 06:08 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote: >   So what?  The US has forfeited any moral standing wrt
>   international law.  We do the same shit , so we just need to STFU
>   when China flouts international law.

>   https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nat...story.html

The actions of a criminal are not excused because there exist other
criminals.  In this case, the U.S. isn't even involved in the South
China Sea decision, except as an observer.

That may be the case, but like I said, the US has to STFU because of war crimes we committed in Poland.
Since we have dark prisons where we do torture as per international law, then we have again, no moral authority to say a fucking thing to China. If we do , then it's hypocrisy of the highest order and of course :

The United States did not judge. The United States has repeatedly
said that it takes no sides in the court case. The case was brought
by the Philippines against China. There was no US involvement except
as an observer.

Actually, not even that. The United States requested to attend
the hearings as an observer. On page 21 of the 500 page
ruling that was released today, it says:

Quote:> 67. On 23 November 2015, the Tribunal communicated to the Parties
> and the U.S. Embassy that it had decided that “only interested
> States parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
> Sea will be admitted as observers” and thus could not accede to
> the U.S. request. The same day, the Tribunal received a Note
> Verbale from the United Kingdom’s Embassy in the Netherlands
> applying for “neutral observer status” at the Hearing on the
> Merits and explaining that “[a]s a State Party to the
> [Convention], and with a strong interest in the maintenance of
> peace and stability in the South China Sea, underpinned by respect
> for, and adherence to, international law, the United Kingdom has
> been closely following proceedings in the arbitration and has an
> ongoing interest in developments.” The request was forwarded to
> the Parties for their comment, and the Philippines stated it had
> no objection to it.

So the U.S. did not judge, and was not even an observer.