SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - U.N. Workers Killed by Afghan Mob

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid (Post 1637393)

I don't think they have the same rights the west enjoys and takes for granted. Many do not have free will and the ability for self determination as the state and religion are so intermixed, also many are the uneducated poor. Still your point is valid. However, it is also like saying if you bully someone who has suicidal tendencies and they kill themselves, it's not your fault because the have free will and self determination not to do so.

Yes, they definitely don't have the same rights, this should not keep oneself from thinking for oneself, same with poverty. I don't see the full point that Afghanistan is no secular country, as in this particular case the riots were not encouraged by the Afghan government, but more by immans. However one could argue about being diluted about the worth of human life after decades of war.

The analogy with the suicidal person is a good one. When you are so deep into religion that you let it determine your whole life, you could speak of a mental illness where it's easy to influence behaviour.

My case is that when we speak about human life, morale or behaviour we should have the same standards. So we can both judge the US GIs, who committed crimes, as well as the afghan mob and regard them as murderers. Of course this includes that we speak about universal, unabridgeable human rights.