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By rogue state, I mean a country that poses a threat to world peace due to its unstable and dangerous government.
As a rule, the following criteria are usually applied, almost all of which the USA now fulfills:
Our government is only unstable in that mass fraud is being exposed.
Our government is not authoritarian or totalitarian.
We do not restrict human rights.
The side that promotes terrorism is not in power.
Can't say much about WMDs, most countries do.
Our foreign policy as it currently stands is not dangerous to others, though, there is danger in going against the globalists. I'll give you that it's unpredictable, but I think that's good, considering where predictable under Biden has gotten us.
You can't be serious.
What human rights do we restrict?
You must be male, white, and a US citizen, I assume ... and you are obviously ill-informed.
I'm female. And I'm not ill informed. Love to know what human rights we suppress.
Probably not unimportant even for you: the fact that women's right to self-determination regarding abortions has been effectively abolished in the US. This of course contradicts any civilizational progress and cannot be interpreted as anything other than a severe violation of human rights - I would never have thought that this would be possible in any Western country, but what do I know.
It doesn't stop there - not by a long shot. I don't even want to go into the illegal circumstances under which the USA operates a barbaric torture prison in Guantanamo Bay, or the numerous crimes against humanity that the USA has committed over the years. For the moment, let's stick to the things your fascist government is up to.
The Trump administration's policies have raised significant concerns regarding human rights both domestically and internationally. Key areas of restriction include:
Immigration and Asylum Rights: Policies have dismantled protections for asylum seekers, expanded immigration detention, and criminalized immigrant communities. Refugees have been blocked from entry, and asylum applications by undocumented migrants have been banned, violating federal law[1][2][4].
LGBTQ+ Rights: Executive orders prohibit transgender individuals from serving in the military and deny federal recognition of transgender identities, mandating recognition only of binary sexes[1].
Birthright Citizenship: Efforts to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented parents could render many children stateless, affecting access to healthcare, education, and identity documents[1][5].
Policing and Civil Rights: The administration reinstated โno-knockโ warrants and choke holds, increasing risks of police violence disproportionately affecting marginalized communities[2].
International Human Rights Engagement: Withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, defunding UN refugee agencies, and sanctions on the International Criminal Court undermine global human rights frameworks[3][7].
Humanitarian Aid: Suspension of development aid and humanitarian assistance worldwide impacts vulnerable populations dependent on U.S. support[1][5].
These actions collectively erode protections for marginalized groups and weaken international human rights systems.
And that's just a glimpse. If you think the US does not suppress human rights you are plain wrong.
Sources: [1] Trump's Executive Orders Threaten Broad Range of Human Rights https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/01/22/trumps-executive-orders-threaten-broad-range-human-rights [2] What Trump's First Moves Mean for Health and Human Rights - PHR https://phr.org/our-work/resources/what-trumps-first-moves-mean-for-health-and-human-rights/ [3] The Targeted Chaos of Trump's Attacks Against International Human ... https://www.aclu.org/news/human-rights/the-targeted-chaos-of-trumps-attacks-against-international-human-rights-law-and-justice [4] The Trump Administration Human Rights Tracker | Helping ... https://trumphumanrightstracker.law.columbia.edu/ [5] Ten Harmful Trump Administration Immigration and Refugee Policies https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/20/ten-harmful-trump-administration-immigration-and-refugee-policies [6] Trump Administration Civil and Human Rights Rollbacks https://civilrights.org/trump-rollbacks/ [7] What do the Trump administration's sanctions on the ICC mean for ... https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2025/03/what-do-the-trump-administrations-sanctions-on-the-icc-mean-for-justice-and-human-rights/ [8] President Trump's Alarming Human Rights Agenda at Home and ... https://www.americanprogress.org/article/president-trumps-alarming-human-rights-agenda-home-abroad/