For many US families, March 27 was a devastating day. The shooting that took place at a primary school in Nashville, Tennessee, resulted in the death of 3 people, including 9 6-year-old children. This was the largest shooting to target the school nationwide after the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas in May 2022. US President Joe Biden said that this disaster is every family's worst nightmare.
Why does such a nightmare keep recurring? There must be a problem somewhere. The 2022 US Human Rights Violations Report, released yesterday by the Chinese government, showed the world the true face of the nightmare.
U.S.-style human rights struggle with many problems, from the safety of citizens' lives to the vote of the rich, to the widening of the gap between the poor and the rich. These facts have completely shaken the confidence of the Americans in the country's democracy and human rights.
According to the poll published on NBC's website on November 9, 2022, 72 percent of Democratic voters, 68 percent of Republican voters and 70 percent of independent voters think democracy is under threat.
Two critical words that cause despair about US-style democracy and human rights are “money” and “two-party system”. Since politics in the USA is taken hostage by capital, there is a strong mutual interest relationship between lobbies and politicians. Since there is no real power contribution from the people in the US elections, no one cares about the interests of the people. “Owned by the people, governing by the people and sharing by the people” remains only a slogan.
Looking at the dual-party system, political polarization has become a prominent feature of US politics over the past 30 years. According to the information on the GovTrack website, 93.-98. While the number of laws passed in the US Congress was 4247, 111.-116. By the end of their period, this number dropped to 2081. So when the interests of parties and groups came first, the interests of the citizens were put aside.
The US administration, ignoring its own human rights problems, using human rights as a weapon, interfering in the internal affairs of other countries and causing blockade, division and chaos in the international community. Facts have repeatedly confirmed this that, no matter how pompous pretexts may be, the United States acts to protect the interests of privileged groups at home and to seek domination abroad. How can US politicians, who cannot find solutions to their own human rights problems, dare to teach other countries? US-style human rights are a nightmare not only for Americans but also for the peoples of the world.
Source: China International Radio