The Double Standard in the Human-Rights World
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by mhb
2 hours ago
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| theatlantic.com
| HN
hulitu
1 minute ago
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> The Double Standard

It is right there, at the beginning of the article.

Although he is right. Amnesty uses double standards.

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DrPimienta
32 minutes ago
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Please note it says "critical" and not "wrong"
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mhb
2 hours ago
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bell-cot
1 hour ago
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Instead of a pro-/anti- analysis of the situation based on ethnic/national groups, I'd parse things in terms of people favoring (or opposing) Authoritarian / Nationalistic / Violent behavior patterns. And be explicit about the degree to which the whole Israel/Palestine mess is a proxy war, between generally-Western pro-ANV groups, and generally anti-Western pro-ANV groups. And whatever sentiments they might voice - I see very little evidence that either of those sides actually cares about their conflict producing a human-rights hell.

Unfortunately, most humans are strongly biased to parse conflicts in pro-/anti- ethnic/national terms. Which is extremely convenient for both of the pro-ANV sides here. And a huge problem for those sides' first-order opposition.

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pickleglitch
1 hour ago
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This is fucking rich coming from the Atlantic.
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