P The world regards what the NSA is doing as an international crime and a direct violation of their human rights. This is why international countries are willing to protect Snowden. It may be hard for Americans to wrap their minds around this concept because, in their case, human rights are not directly conferred upon them, constitutionally — and can be suspended by the Executive Branch or the high court at any time, if it is deemed (often secretly) to be in the best interest of the “defense” of the nation. Read that last sentence again. You are living in that reality. The citizens of other nations are not. Their constitutions declare and affirm human rights that are specific to the 21st century issues. Americans have have little expectation of general human rights, many of which were circumvented by the Patriot Act. But, right now, the rest of the world is dismayed and outraged that the US has illegally breached their sovereign laws to spy on their citizens and businesses. The world regards what the NSA is doing as an international crime and a direct violation of their human rights.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 21:04:45 +0000
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