How does this happen? Chick-fil-A branded as anti-gay?

[kentonio]

Well, it's unpleasant to contemplate but, since the resolution would have accomplished nothing, pass or fail...I don't see much point in getting worked up about it.

Sorry but you're wrong. Having the American government condemn another nations actions can be a powerful political tool, which is exactly why they do it.

[DinoDoc]

So? Words are meaningless without action.

[kentonio]

Spoken like a true Republican.

[DinoDoc]

Spoken like a true Republican.

That Assad fellow sure stepped down real quick after the US expressed disapproval of his regime, didn't he?

[Kidlicious]

Well, it's unpleasant to contemplate but, since the resolution would have accomplished nothing, pass or fail...I don't see much point in getting worked up about it.

Some of the Christian Right are over in Africa pushing this legislation.

[kentonio]

That Assad fellow sure stepped down real quick after the US expressed disapproval of his regime, didn't he?

That certainly proves that words are pointless without action, well done.

[DinoDoc]

It's not my job to prove a negative. It's your job to prove yours that this resolution would have accomplished **** all otherwise we're left with post 675.

[Jon Miller]

Then why has the gap persisted for 50 years of anti-discrimination laws?

Because killing the black family via our war on drugs/prison+justice system does more damage.

Actually, the gap between single black mothers and single white mothers is non-existent I believe. The gap is really between black men and white men.

JM

[Jon Miller]

Personally I would love for the supreme's to rule that the war on drugs/etc is unconstitutional due to being discriminatory...

JM

[kentonio]

It's not my job to prove a negative. It's your job to prove yours that this resolution would have accomplished **** all otherwise we're left with post 675.

Actually it's not my job to prove that, because a couple of millenia of evidence already proves it. When powerful countries want to influence other governments then making proclamations disapproving of their actions is frequently enough to cause changes of policy, especially when those countries rely on you for things like aid. You don't need to point a gun at everyone to get the job done.

[DinoDoc]

Given the fact no aid cut was on the table, I'm still curious where you get the impression Uganda would have cared about the resolution?

[kentonio]

You don't have to wave a stick all the time, sometimes just showing disapproval is enough to let the other side connect the dots themselves.

[DinoDoc]

You don't have to wave a stick all the time, sometimes just showing disapproval is enough to let the other side connect the dots themselves.

And if they play the odds and call your bluff because no one has cut aid over the country's human rights record in the past?

Britain pours aid into autocratic Uganda despite pleas of democratic opposition

[The Mad Monk]

Actually it's not my job to prove that, because a couple of millenia of evidence already proves it. When powerful countries want to influence other governments then making proclamations disapproving of their actions is frequently enough to cause changes of policy, especially when those countries rely on you for things like aid. You don't need to point a gun at everyone to get the job done.

If you're going with a couple millenia of evidence, you're including "give us gold or we'll wipe you out" under "influence".

...come to think of it, that was about all it was until very recently.

[The Mad Monk]

You don't have to wave a stick all the time, sometimes just showing disapproval is enough to let the other side connect the dots themselves.

That worked sooooo well with the Libya, Iraq, North Korea, etc.