I always find it interesting to read these "morality" articles when they relate them even indirectly to "foreign policy." The US "response" to the treatment of women in other countries and cultures is to make occasional carefully worded speeches delivered by carefully selected American women, and very little else.
How much foreign aid do we POUR into Saudia Arabia and other ME countries even while they soak us for petroleum? We "condemn" their treatment of their women, but continue to have gold plated, cozy relationships.
Talk about the extreme end of hypocrisy.
Not that America is exactly a model for equality of the sexes. Oh, we've done a REALLY good job of convincing ourselves that we've overcome our "previous" sins.....but we really haven't. We've just packaged it better.
I always find it interesting to read these "morality" articles when they relate them even indirectly to "foreign policy." The US "response" to the treatment of women in other countries and cultures is to make occasional carefully worded speeches delivered by carefully selected American women, and very little else.
ReplyDeleteHow much foreign aid do we POUR into Saudia Arabia and other ME countries even while they soak us for petroleum? We "condemn" their treatment of their women, but continue to have gold plated, cozy relationships.
Talk about the extreme end of hypocrisy.
Not that America is exactly a model for equality of the sexes. Oh, we've done a REALLY good job of convincing ourselves that we've overcome our "previous" sins.....but we really haven't. We've just packaged it better.