The Big Lawsuit

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Originally Posted by piece-itpete

If we are going to accept responsibility for the kids in the world we also get to dictate rules to those countries. Responsibility = authority. Which ironically enough would make us the world's policeman.

I see the UN is trying to force it as a refugee crisis.

Pete

There's nothing in any UN treaties or international law saying that those offering asylum have the right to dictate rules to the refugees' countries of origin. Moreover, it's completely nonsensical. We can dictate to whomever we wish, but that doesn't guarantee any level of change in their culture or political system. Can we simply snap our fingers and make Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Somalia, Syria, Libya, Iraq, Mali, Afghanistan, the West Bank, etc. peaceful Jeffersonian democracies? I bet all of those countries are waiting with bated breath for us to issues such edicts that will immediately resolve all of their problems. While we're at it, somebody in Washington should issue an edict telling everybody in Chicago to stop shooting each other. I'm sure that'll work out just peachy.