Should The United States condition our trade policies based on the country's human rights record of other countries? |
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 Mar 12 2009, 10:36 PM
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This is also a topic my team will be debating soon. I think that this is a really good one.
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Apr 2 2009, 01:12 PM
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QUOTE(BamBamBoogie @ Apr 2 2009, 01:05 PM)  Now it may not be best to completely ignore the human rights of other countries, but a refusal of trade or even embargos only cause more harm to the citizens who are being victimized in the first place. don't you think it could just as easily be fueling the fire. it's not like going ahead and trading with them is giving them any incentive to change their policy. edit: QUOTE(BamBamBoogie @ Apr 2 2009, 01:05 PM) We're basically saying that "if you don't do things the way we like it, we won't be your friend." we shouldn't want to be friends with places who don't honor basic human rights. i think that's what michael was saying too. |
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BamBamBoogie Should The United States condition our trade policies based on the country's human rights record of other countries? Mar 12 2009, 10:36 PM
mipadi Absolutely. The basic rights of humans trump the a... Mar 13 2009, 04:48 PM BamBamBoogie I agree, but on the other hand, if we worry too mu... Apr 2 2009, 12:11 PM
mipadi QUOTE(BamBamBoogie @ Apr 2 2009, 01:11 PM... Apr 2 2009, 12:20 PM BamBamBoogie QUOTE(mipadi @ Apr 2 2009, 01:20 PM) No. ... Apr 2 2009, 01:05 PM mipadi QUOTE(BamBamBoogie @ Apr 2 2009, 02:05 PM... Apr 2 2009, 01:28 PM BamBamBoogie QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Apr 2 2009, 02:12 ... Apr 2 2009, 01:49 PM BOSS Just to clarify things, this debate is basically a... Apr 4 2009, 09:56 PM |
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