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Isn't that why America is so great? We're supposed to be better than those countries. Pretty funny that it's apparently okay to violate human rights just because other countries, that we pride ourselves as being better than, do it too.
America was founded on principals believed to be the natural rights of all peoples. That is the Constitution, and is what makes America what it is today, and not the countries you're criticizing for abusing their peoples' natural rights.
The Constitution is what prevents the police from targeting you without reason. The Constitution is what prevents people of different races from being treated unequally. The Constitution is what prevented the President from signing an executive order that discriminates by religion. The Constitution - like it or not - applies to every situation. There's no exemption just because it applies to an issue of which you're okay with violating those humans' rights.
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Off-topic, but the constitution argument kinda bothers me. Do you realize that we are not that interested in human rights as a country? It has failed to stop people from being targeted by the police for no reason (Nixon criminalizes marijuana so the police can search stoner's and black peoples' homes). It doesn't even prevent people or races from being treated unequally. The court systems routinely convict black people more than white people. White people earn more than Asians or blacks for the same work. Some states can fire people on the basis of them being trans or gay. Women don't earn what men do. The government can freely spy on its citizens.
The constitution was NOT founded on the natural rights of people's... It was founded on the natural rights of white males. I know you realize this, we all took a history class, but you have to really think about it. We, as a country, are not that into human rights. How could we not have solved some of these obvious violations of human rights or inequality? If you don't believe that we are not progressive on human rights, look at our UN voting record. If you care about human rights it will horrify you.
I'm not saying any of this is alright (personally, I hate it) but human rights aren't even really cared about by our government.