19-01-2017, 18:27
(19-01-2017, 14:06)0762 Wrote: Good comments Devongone re the abuse of human rights within the American system of penal law and governance. I'm guessing you've flicked through the huge list of contraventions that Amnesty International has listed against the clandestine activities of the USA for decades. As bad as, if not worse than, some of the most oppressive S American regimes in living memory and that says it all! Couple that description with the inherent racism, some of it institutional, and we have a 'lethal cocktail' of human rights violations that are unsurpassed and certainly not challenged enough to 'clean up their act' by other western governments. I see the upcoming Trump 'era' as another phase of degradation in this regard and that opinion is solely based on the man's brutal disregard for people he dislikes and I wonder if it also applies to life itself as he continues to age beyond 70 while his vanity tries to 'keep up' with this process.
Doesn't matter much that its Trump as president, what will cause us to see a few steps backwards on a variety of issues is the total control the Republicans now have in Washington. The progress that has been made with regards to minorities, LGBT, women's rights, healthcare for the poor etc are likely to be challenged over this coming term and there isn't going to be a lot the Democrats can do about it. Maybe the only saving grace for some of these issues is that it would likely take longer than 4 years to actually change laws and rights by which time hopefully the electorate will have woken up!!!
Obviously also with Republicans in charge some topics that need addressing will also simply go away. Gun control, religious intolerance, internet privacy and the desperate state of black inner cities will simply not be on the agenda at all, in fact some of the laws that have been put in place may just be swept away, particularly with regards to gun control!! There is already talk of all states being forced to allow conceal and carry permits from other states being permissible in states that do not allow conceal and carry, that totally fits into the right wing Republican thinking that the best way to solve gun crime is to arm everyone!!!!