Response
Luis Morales has been able to identify the ideological manifestations that go on to shape the major powers’ reaction to acquire self-determination and human rights matters. The article has accorded priority to the three generations of human rights –civil and political; social, economic and cultural and unanimity rights. The cold war changed the domestic communism from being a political opinion to one that focused on the national security. With the growing hostility that the US portrayed to the Soviet, the US was more concerned about its security that it put in place several actions so as to alleviate the threat. This involved creation of its own nuclear plant.
These ideas had a strong basis for its action. The Soviet had been involved in several undercover activities in the US with the assistance of some of the US citizens. With the growing Soviet impact with the growing of the Cold war, the US, led by the president Truman, passed the Loyalty Order. This order aimed at ensuring that all the people that were working in America was loyal to the country. The aim to ensure security prevailed was not left to external countries but similarly brought home. The belief that communist was a threat to the national security was reliant on an ideological belief of the form of communism (Schrecker 1994). The need was brought about by the government to get the public’s support during the cold war. Soviet was demonized by the Truman administration and their backers. Though the threat posed was quite visible to most Americas who were not related to the party.
The efforts put in place by US were still necessary to uphold the safety of the country politically, socially, and economically. It hence counts as a necessary move to apply all the necessary measures to ensure that the national security was upheld and maintained.
Bibliography
Schrecker, Ellen. Communism and National Security: The Menace Emerges. Boston: St. Martin’s Press, 1994.
