So has the human rights and humanitarian industry always consisted of empty rhetoric? Was it always just a way to earn a living, reflecting the values of its funders? When funded by the taxes of ordinary people, displays of courage, care and attentiveness were assets. When serving the East India Companies of 2022, the paternalistic rhetoric of colonialism serves better. https://brownstone.org/article....s/the-rise-and-fall-

The Rise and Fall of the Human Rights Industry ⋆ Brownstone Institute
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The Rise and Fall of the Human Rights Industry ⋆ Brownstone Institute

With public-private partnerships, human rights and humanitarianism became a fashion statement, demonstrating inequality veiled with empathy.