Human Rights And The U.S.

American Voices

January 12, 2005 | ISSUE 41•02

According to Amnesty International, the U.S. is no longer the world's human-rights leader. What do you think?

Doesn't Amnesty International realize we have covert black-op specialists who shoot people for saying that kind of stuff?

Chris Winfield
Plumber
I guess our nation's leaders have given up trying to impress sexy, politically active college chicks.

Dan Eichelberger
Systems Analyst
I'd like to applaud the forward-thinking nations of Angola, Sudan, and Syria for helping vote the U.S. off the U.N. commission. Truly, your countries are examples to us all.

Eileen Tenace
Buyer
I support whatever Amnesty International has to say. I have to: They sent me those free return-address labels.

Laurie Almon
Architect
Fine, I'll let the guy out of my basement. Will that fix this up?

Paul Bevacqua
Cab Driver
America makes the best movies, the best TV shows, and the best snack foods. We can't do everything.

Raymond Fingers
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