Do we really want to epitomize the odious sanctimoniousness of hypocritical moralizers? Countries like Iran are willing to sit at the table and admit their short-comings while America The Pure would rather ignore its poor.
It is about time that we embrace accountability. We need to stop standing back, simply pointing out the human rights violations against other nations’ children, and be proactive members of the international human rights community. America should be present at the United Nations meeting later this month, while beginning to prioritize her nations’ children.
Benjamin D. Grizzle ’03, a Crimson editor, is a history and literature concentrator in Phorzheimer House.
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