Posted on 03/04/2011 6:45:57 AM PST by wistful
There are tyrants and there is freedom, and never the twain shall meet, other than in conflict. If only. In fact all over the globe the West, that professed bastion of individual rights rushes to do deals with collectivist tyrants and dictators. Political parties that have freedom and liberty in their charter cant wait to prostrate themselves before murdering tyrannical scum like the Chicom Generals, Fidel Castro and Muammar Gadhafi.
Worst of all has been the United Nations. If you go to this page, you can read the high minded language that is the The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights. Leaving aside (for the sake of this argument) the validity of such a declaration, Ill reproduce here the first three paragraphs-
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,
There is much said on this site about the failure of the US Republican Party and the so called Conservative Parties of the UK and NZ and Australia to stand for their founding principles. And they dont, but this betrayal pales into rank insignificance against the cowardly duplicity of the UN and its treachery in regard to the high minded principles espoused in its charter. And no more stark example of this treachery can be seen than in their cloying regard for the despicable tyrant Gadhafi.
(excerpt, read full post at link)
The UN charter is a great starting point in principle. In practice? A abject failure. All the concepts are of evolved western civilization language and philosophical constructs, law, economics and social infrastructure.
The bulk of the UN is driven ...67% by OIC members who can only parrot the english words as they have no basis of understanding what they mean.... nor do they want to.. as per a expert earlier this week....
From a expert....
And thirdly and more importantly, Choudary said, the Muslims dont want democracy and freedom. Democracy and freedom are anathema to Islam and the Shariah.
Thus it is they can only parrot our english words and our western expectations of monkeys and parrots are way too high.
The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights? Oh, that document that Islam as a whole decided was too heavy-handed, and then chartered their own honor-killing-friendly version? That declaration?
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