Things Trump Is Doing Right

[Bob Butler 54]

(05-08-2017, 11:45 AM)Cynic Hero Wrote: France has Just been subjected to globalist tyranny and Human Rights tyranny. A sad day for civilization.

I guess we have as strong a values clash as anyone on these boards.  “Human Rights tyranny” to me seems almost an oxymoron, perhaps a paradox.  People are being forced to treat each other decently?  Would this be a problem if people treated each other decently?  I for one am not in fear of being forced to respect other people’s human rights.  I already respect people’s human rights.

I guess it’s Kinser’s tribal morality in play.  Humans behave well towards members of one’s tribe, but are willing to oppress and disrespect anyone belonging to another tribe.  Well, we use the word ‘tribe’, but it could be by world view, political affiliation, region of origin, religion, skin pigmentation or many another thing.  I will recognize that many to most humans naturally think that way, all for ‘us’ with a blatant disregard for ‘them’.

But the point of human rights is to note that all human are ‘us’.  There are no ‘them’.  That’s the dream, anyway.  It will not come lightly.  ‘Us’ have been abusing ‘Them’ for a long long time.  It will be a hard habit to break.  Yes, it seems France is taking a few steps towards fighting the habit.  I for one approve, though I don’t anticipate an easy road.  There are too many people like you and Kinser.

“Globalist tyranny” is something else.  I’m not at all pleased by how globalism is playing out.  It has been implemented too much for the benefit of the capitalist ruling class, too little for the benefit of the general population.  Still, one element of it is division of wealth.  In this world, in may ways, too few have too much.  It is 'us' oppressing 'them' again.  If strife is to be avoided, the goal ought to be to spread the wealth around, to assure everyone has enough.

There is still a big divide between the former colonies and the former mother countries.  One thing globalism is doing is putting industrial jobs in the poorer places.  This is not being done well.  The capitalist elites are not doing it out of charity.  They are looking for regions with low wages and no labor unions.  They are out to maximize profits for the most part, not to equalize wealth.

But an awful lot of what’s going on is the well off people resenting the less well off, trying to protect their privileged position.  Many conservatives that are ahead of the norm economically are striving to stay that way.  "I've got mine, up yours" is all too prevalent a meme, not just the base principle of Republican health care.  I’ve no opposition to some people getting ahead.  I will object to individuals being drastically and deliberately left behind.

I’m still with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 25.

HDHR 25 Wrote:(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.

(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

Making these things happen is not tyranny.