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Originally Posted by Azure
You can't pick which human rights are important, and which aren't.
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But don't we all? Canadians will pay taxes so all Canadians have access to healthcare, but we don't extend that globally. A gay rights advocate is unlikely to also be a religious rights activist. Generally upstanding people still buy things from companies with exploitative labour practices. We all only have so many resources, be they time, money, or influence to allocate, and will do so according to our priorities.
I will accept accept that Lebron is a particularly egregious example of inconsistency, but in a way, he's also a victim of Chinese power. A gilded cage is still a cage.