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Originally Posted by Guy-jin  You believe that Canada has moral authority over America. I do not believe one civilized country has moral authority over another. |
Dong never said that.
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Originally Posted by Guy-jin In our overarching Western culture, the moral acceptability of capital punishment is not yet decided, while that of bigotry has been. |
There's a near consensus on capital punishment. The U.S.'s use of capital punishment is often held up as one element of a list that suggests the country is not very civilized.
As you know, many Americans agree.
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Originally Posted by Guy-jin Our disagreement is that you feel your nation has moral authority over other countries. I disagree. I do not believe my morality is or should be enforced on others when it comes to many issues. |
Dong, who is Brit and not Canadian, is not saying his nation has moral authority over other countries. In saying that
Canada is within its rights not to extradite someone to a country that would put him/her to death, he is accepting
Canada's right to claim moral authority over its own extradition process.
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Originally Posted by Guy-jin I do not think it is within the rights of one country to force its morality on another in regards to capital punishment of a murderer. |
And that, I presume, is why the U.S. doesn't complain too much when Canada acts as it does.
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Originally Posted by Guy-jin That said, you do agree with the Canadian government holding this man until the American government agrees to terms regarding his potential penalty for his possible crime. I do not believe you are versed enough in international law to actually know whether what Canada is doing is legal. Nor am I. |
This has been done for a number of years without, to my knowledge, any objection made under international law.