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Bluenorthwest

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16. And while LGBT groups have been lobbying madly about TPP during the entire process, DU has

Reply to brer cat (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 09:55 AM

Jul 2015

openly rejected any discussion of human rights concerns around TPP in favor of lots of statistics about potential job loss and dense rhetoric about national sovereignty. It is very sad, because while both areas of concern are important, the human rights issues are easily communicated and contain clear moral arguments.
The whole 'Civil rights do not matter, only economics matter' mindset on DU caused DU to forgo all of the most effective arguments against the TPP.

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The international war on LGBT people [View all] Behind the Aegis Jul 2015 OP

The march for freedom continues Hydra Jul 2015 #1

Very true. Behind the Aegis Jul 2015 #2

I have concerns regarding TPP brer cat Jul 2015 #5

And while LGBT groups have been lobbying madly about TPP during the entire process, DU has Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #16

still a lot of work to be done Skittles Jul 2015 #3

Yup. cwydro Jul 2015 #17

Kick, kick, kick! Heidi Jul 2015 #4

While we celebrate here, we need reminders that civil rights in one country are not enough n/t eridani Jul 2015 #6

Yet Apple which is headed up by a Gay man does business with a country that execute gays 951-Riverside Jul 2015 #7

And? Behind the Aegis Jul 2015 #10

Are you suggesting that doing business with countries that execute gays is no big deal? 951-Riverside Jul 2015 #11

Are you suggesting one gay man doing business negates the article? Behind the Aegis Jul 2015 #13

CHECKMATE NuclearDem Jul 2015 #19

A timely reminder that the fight is far from over. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #8

South Korea is still very conservative and has a long way to go before gays are accepted davidpdx Jul 2015 #9

religion marches onwards, forward into the past. hallelujah nt msongs Jul 2015 #12

Late, gotta go. KnR. sheshe2 Jul 2015 #14

Human beings can be an extremely ignorant species damnedifIknow Jul 2015 #15

K&R. Lots of battles to fight. nt stevenleser Jul 2015 #18