U.S. promoting Human Rights, is wrong? Options

[Spirited Away]

"Are U.S. Efforts to Promote Human Rights Culturally Biased and Self-Serving?"

That is the question to which the answer would decide our foreign policies as well as why and how other nations perceive us as they do.

So, in your opinions, is there such a thing as universal morality, or do our morals differ so much that, for example: murder, rape, exploitation of child labor, are viewed as 'normal' to some (even hurtful to the economy if child labor is banned)?

Many have said that the US has no right to interfere with how other governments run, but what about in the case of abuse or things that affect humanity and global society?

[pandamonium]

"Are U.S. Efforts to Promote Human Rights Culturally Biased and Self-Serving?"

That is the question to which the answer would decide our foreign policies as well as why and how other nations perceive us as they do.

So, in your opinions, is there such a thing as universal morality, or do our morals differ so much that, for example: murder, rape, exploitation of child labor, are viewed as 'normal' to some (even hurtful to the economy if child labor is banned)?

Many have said that the US has no right to interfere with how other governments run, but what about in the case of abuse or things that affect humanity and global society?

i think we have every right to interfere with other governments. i mean i dont know about bush going to get oil , i say we should try our best to make another solution instead of oil that we can use. it may take a while but we are rich and smart.

now cases like rawanda and holocaust. every human is equal and i believe that they deserve to live. I take a holocaust class and we are learning about the power of silence and how deadly it is.. nobody around germany spoke out and said hey they are killing millions of people but instead they just let them die. Its our job as Americans to protect other humans.Americans should do everything to protect our morals, i believe there are universal morals.

I see how we would have no right to deal with other countries that has nothing to do with us, this can also offend the other countries and their laws, like how they think they should deal with death rape and abuse. I mean what if countries like spain had a say in us going to war. we would totally ignore them.

surely, this thread has more potential than three replies.

jese september 9. i never seen this topic.. its a good one