Why should Americans help civil rights reformers in the Middle East?

Question

Consider the new civil rights movement rising today in the Mideast, and make the case for why Americans should help reformers on the frontlines. Address the doubts and apathy some people feel towards the region, and explain why protecting individual rights is so important.

Answer 1

Yes you are right, why should we worry about anyone else anywhere in the world.  Let them kill each other and blow us up now and then, why should we care.

Answer 2

Sure.

Why not?

Decode this lyrics " We are the world"

"We are family"

When the West advance in time first and was lost with time.

The middle east at loss and stranded in stomping their feets at the graveyards of failures and horrors of the past being left behind with time.

Why the West were obligated to reach out and extend a helping hands with " He's ain't heavy, He's my brother"

For the good of mankind in the creation of peace on earth goodwill to men.

Genesis 25.23

What do you think?

Answer 3

No we should not.  By supporting NGOs (civil rights movements), we effectively encourage people to support NGOs and not their political parties.  Furthermore, any foreign funded organization is viewed as illegitimate by the political apparatus.

If you want to encourage democracy, keep your dollars and ideas out of these countries.  The more we intervene, the less people will turn to their own civil society and self-made political parties/associations for civil and human rights.

Furthermore, individual rights are a Western creation.  Just because people in the Middle East protest their governments, it does not mean they want democracy or full civil rights.  Democracy in many of these states means a radical Islamic government coming to power (like Hamas)....they do NOT want this.

Answer 4

They can pretend to and get lots of oil and money.  That's what your Republican leaders are up to.

Answer 5

Society is made up of individuals made unique by 'Allah'.It is the responsibility of each agency that govern them in any way to help them realise their full potential.When they dont,event like those referred to have to happen.It's in God's scheme.