[pp.int.general] Of State and Main (I can't come up withabetter subject)

[Carlos Ayala Vargas]

Instead of answering Reinier myself:

Per von Zweigbergk wrote:
> These are useful arguments, yes, and no strategy should ever be based 
> on a single argument known to be incomplete or possible to counter. 
> *You don't win a sea battle with only cannons. But you also don't win 
> a sea battle with only ships*.
>
> That doesn't mean that pirates can't use human rights arguments as 
> well. If we don't use human rights arguments, and politicians working 
> against our interest use them, we'll have lost on that issue. We have 
> a different interpretation of what a proper balance should be, that 
> does not mean we should entirely abandon the human rights argument 
> because some politician might come with a different interpretation. 
> *We can't be afraid of confrontation, then we can do nothing*.
>
> Different arguments are useful in different scenarios. Practical 
> arguments like the ones you suggest are useful when debating specific 
> laws and specific types of laws, but I believe human rights arguments 
> are vital to establish an ideology. *It's not either human rights or 
> practical arguments -- both should be used, and the correct argument 
> chosen for the appropriate situation*.
Fully agree. I actually shown some non-human rights arguments that I use 
to employ together with human rights arguments, and Reinier enjoyed 
them; the thing is that as Per says, both human rights and non-human 
rights arguments are compatible -sometimes remarking ones, sometimes 
remarking others, sometimes even both-. Regards,


                                                                                       
Carlos Ayala
                                                                                       
( Aiarakoa )

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Pirata National Board's Chairman