4. Harper's embrace of Modi is notable because his government makes a loud hue & cry about standing up for democracy & Canadian values?
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5. Is indifference to the mass murder of Muslims a Canadian value. Harper's behavior indicates that it is.
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6. I understand, and actually largely accept the argument for realpolitik: the world is full of ugly regimes we have to do business with.
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7. But if we have realpolitik, let's be honest. For the sake of genuine moral clarity, give up the windy talk of democracy & human rights
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8. India is a not a signatory to the Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Canada is selling India uranium.
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9. Again, I understand the realpolitik reasons Canada supports the nuclearization if India while taking a hardline on, say, Iran.
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10. But again, let's have some moral clarity. Canada is not against nuclear proliferation. We support nuclear proliferation of our allies.
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11. Frank acknowledgement of self-interested foreign policy is likely to do less harm than current combination of high rhetoric & cynicism.
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12. If we really cared about democracy & human rights, we should stop using them as rhetorical shield for a foreign policy with other goals
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@GregGallinger Absolutely agree. Just wanted to focus on Canada as a prime example.
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