OK, well I'm sure some cultural relativists will say - well, that's just their laws. Who are we to tell them how to set their law?
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Yes, you do talk a lot about human rights in the piece.
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Replying to @christianjbdev
I don't understand what you mean. I'm talking about holding one's own ethics consistently or inconsistently.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
We generally hold that other nations are free to set their own laws without interference. And I imagine that cultural-relativists would
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Replying to @christianjbdev @HPluckrose
appeal to that sort of thinking - i.e. who are we to tell other people how to set their own rules?
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Replying to @christianjbdev
I have addressed this. Being consistent in one's own ethics doesn't require invading other countries & forcing them to adopt them.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @christianjbdev
Its an internal thing. We either think all women deserve genital integrity or just white western women.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
OK, so in that case we would argue that there's a human rights violation. But, what about when no human rights are violated?
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Replying to @christianjbdev
Then we might not consider it something that needs ethical consideration.
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Or we might say 'I think America gives too lengthy prison sentences' & be happy with that. Still have our own position & hold consistently.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @christianjbdev
'I think life should mean life everywhere' Or 'I think life should mean life for Americans but not Brits.' Consistent or relative position
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Replying to @HPluckrose @christianjbdev
If you held one of these really strongly, you could join campaigns around it but most people will just observe it & not have one.
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