I wonder how many people, or even just Americans, are as much as aware of the existence of this document, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Of that small group, I wonder how many have read it, or even scanned it.
The UDHR is arguably one of the most profound documents ever drafted, a testament to the better side of humanity. Much like the Declaration of Independence, although, obviously broader, it paints the picture of a world in which all people ...not just Americans, but all people .... have inalienable rights. If you have any sincere interest in a world of cooperation rather than a world of perpetual conflict, power struggles and war, I suggest you at least read the first twenty articles — and while doing so, consider how, if applied, they would change our world.
I hope you will converse about the salient points listed in any article of your choice here.
Here is the text from The Unverisal Declaration of Human Rights, taken from www.un.org:
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,
Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.
But I think....think.....mind you, that a meeting would be interesting. Maybe Patch could send Lyssa along!!! Do a story! Debaters meet in public and ....STILL don't like each other!!! Haha
"Debaters meet in public and ....STILL don't like each other!!!" Thanks for the laugh! I've always been meaning to get together with Lyle, but would love to meet you as well! It would be nice if we could get McBride, Greg, not greg, Craig, Bren, HRG, Gearhead, skinnyDUDE, anti-Alinsky, and some others as well. Just for Lyle, we'd have to see if we could get Alfred, oak creek resident, and AWD to join us! Maybe we could get Mark Maley to feature a get together article on all the SE Wisconsin Patches. That way, everyone could confirm in the comments and we could set up a date, time, and place. Hoffa only owns an antique pass me down shotgun, so he won't be packing. We could have it at my place, but I'm way out in the boonies. Probably more convenient if Hoffa came to everyone else as opposed to vice versa. But then again, maybe everyone would be up for a trip - who knows!
You're forgetting that the concrete was Teamster concrete, so it naturally didn't last very long before it started crumbling all around me ;-) BTW - Are you in for the get together?
Explain to me the limits of legal success (please do not muddy the waters with illegal actions) that the US Constitution imposes. Explain in the constitution were redistribution of wealth is promoted in order to make every ones existence fair and equal. Limitations and regulations shouldn't be direct excuse on success. Not unlike my grill, when I place the cover on a lit charcoal, the various setting of the vents hamper the ability of that fire to succeed. As I close the vents, eventually that fire will go out do to lack of freedom to take in oxygen. Progressive notions as listed in this document close the vents on an economy and slowly choke of its ability to succeed. Just like my grill, portions will stay hot, but they become fewer and farther apart. Until magically we have economic growth like what we are currently seeing in the US.
If you believe in God and are also religious, your religion more than likely accepts de facto that Good and Evil are both present. If you are an Aetheist you don't define it, but you know it when you see it, and there is a lot of both to see. But the most pertinent point is that there is no Pure Good or Pure Evil --- and that there never will be, if history is any indication of the future. Unfortunately, as much (or maybe more) Evil is done in the name of Good, as that perpetrated by Evil itself .........and Indifference and self righteousness are perhaps the greatest Evils of all.
So are you arguing that children a born a blank slate or born good? Either way that is not a logical explanation. If born as a blank then neither dignity nor the lack of dignity exist; thus nothing is inherent. If children are born good, then the good is the parents responsibility to maintain that and any variation from good should we not hold the parents responsible? I never said children were born evil; rather they are born imperfect. That imperfection is why inherent dignity is impossible. It is also why they require parents to help them understand this and live as socially acceptable individuals.
And it was the Evil Contractors at the concrete plant that put all the extra sand and water in it --- you know, those Evil Capitalists !!! We just hauled it. Yeah --- I would be down with the get together --- whatever form you folks agree to --- my preference would be a good and loud Blues Band that would make conversation or argument impossible, but would make the beer go down better. BTW --- if you want to pack, I can lend you a sling for your shotgun ---- just think how macho you would look with a bandoleer of shotgun shells across your pinstripe suit.
Please put real world numbers to the following passage from Article 25: "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control." What I mean is, explain exactly what material possessions I and my family have a right too? For example, what size house? How much food? What brand of clothing? What quality of health care? How much retirement money? How much vacation time? After you have set levels for the above then answer this. If I have decided to work a part time job at McDonald's making $15K per year, am I still entitled to those rights? If they are "rights" I should be, correct? Who then makes up the difference between my salary and those rights? If you are taking from the 'rich', why wouldn't everyone work at McDonald's instead of trying for better work if we are guaranteed the same 'rights'? Especially when better work only means I am supporting those that have chosen to work at McDonald's?
"more powerful politically and manipulate international law" Really? What weight does have the US have in the UN? Little to none, even though it is our money that keeps it afloat. Maybe we are smarter or better, so. You are questioning if we should regulate our own success because the rest of the world can't succeed? That would be like Patch asking you write at a poorer level because other don't have the same ability as you. Or asking US auto manufacturers to produce lower quality cars because the rest of the world needs to catch up. Our capitalism has done more and spread more money through the globe then any other nation, ever! Please tell me another country that sends as much money across their boards as America does.
You sound familiar and crazy. Good god...sterilize all children at age ten.... lets see that gives two generations until no one is home right? I hope you are joking but on this thread...it is impossible to know. You should give us a clue.
Only Nicholson can do Hoffa right ;-)
The UN Peacekeeping Forces may only be employed when both parties to a conflict accept their presence. Accordingly, they may also be used by the warring parties to avoid having a conflict escalate and, in the event, also to have a struggle called off. The Peacekeeping Forces are subordinate to the leadership of the United Nations. They are normally deployed as a consequence of a Security Council decision. However, on occasion, the initiative has been taken by the General Assembly. Operational control belongs to the Secretary-General and his secretariat."
Pipe Dreams are not progress. Reality is . This is a pipe dream as the very body you hold up to implement it is a joke. Many are a joke on human rights your prescribing. . That's why its laughable. That's just the fact of the matter .. Try again......
Yep, we'd all be equal - equally poor, unhealthy, unhappy and unproductive. A liberal paradise!!!!
"quit fearing the future". I wonder if General Mao, Hitler, et al, used the same phrase to appease the fears of their citizenry? You have no moral high ground or right here, quit acting like it.
In a way, the UN is the realism of liberal socialism: all countries are the same, America is not great, where the words of some terrorist or dictator thug carry the same weight as say an Italy or UK. Again, no wonder liberals want dedicate themselves to that rotten corrupt body.