Human Rights Day

[Angry Floof]

Happy Universal Human Rights Day, infidels!

Human Rights Day is held on December 10 to honor the UN General Assembly's adoption of the Universal Declaration on this day in 1948. The declaration stands today as one of Eleanor Roosevelt's most important legacies and the UN posthumously awarded her one of its first Human Rights Prizes in 1968 in recognition of her work.

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights at www.un.org.

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Human Rights Watch

Amnesty International

In honor of Human Rights Day, we're celebrating Eleanor Roosevelt, the prominent diplomat and human rights advocate who led the effort to draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The declaration, which arose from the global devastation of WWII, represented the first worldwide expression of the rights to which all humans are inherently entitled. Roosevelt served at the U.S. Delegate to the UN from 1945 to 1952, during which time she was the chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights.

 

[sharon45]

Mostly talk with scarce action.

 

[Angry Floof]

Mostly talk with scarce action.

Better not to talk about human rights.

 

[sharon45]

Mostly talk with scarce action.

Better not to talk about human rights.

Yet talking is what people do, since we are social animals, but the real needed action is what we are far short on.

 

[Angry Floof]

Mostly talk with scarce action.

Better not to talk about human rights.

Yet talking is what people do, since we are social animals, but the real needed action is what we are far short on.

And? Don't talk about human rights unless we have the perfect solution right now? Otherwise, disparage any mention of it?

Talking about human rights is closer to doing something about human rights than disparaging talking about human rights, which is doing nothing. Focus on what we can't do and chastise anyone talking about it?

At the very least, you can support universal human rights by unclenching your butthole when human rights are mentioned!

Happy Universal Human Rights Day, sharon45!

 

[ruby sparks]

Happy Universal Human Rights Day, infidels!

Human Rights Day is held on December 10 to honor the UN General Assembly's adoption of the Universal Declaration on this day in 1948. The declaration stands today as one of Eleanor Roosevelt's most important legacies and the UN posthumously awarded her one of its first Human Rights Prizes in 1968 in recognition of her work.

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights at www.un.org.

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In honor of Human Rights Day, we're celebrating Eleanor Roosevelt, the prominent diplomat and human rights advocate who led the effort to draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The declaration, which arose from the global devastation of WWII, represented the first worldwide expression of the rights to which all humans are inherently entitled. Roosevelt served at the U.S. Delegate to the UN from 1945 to 1952, during which time she was the chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights.

 

[sharon45]

Yet talking is what people do, since we are social animals, but the real needed action is what we are far short on.

And? Don't talk about human rights unless we have the perfect solution right now? Otherwise, disparage any mention of it?

Talking about human rights is closer to doing something about human rights than disparaging talking about human rights, which is doing nothing. Focus on what we can't do and chastise anyone talking about it?

At the very least, you can support universal human rights by unclenching your butthole when human rights are mentioned!

Is this supposed to be an example of supporting human rights by attacking a straw man?

 

[Patooka]

Straw men don't have rights.

 

[sharon45]

Straw men don't have rights.

Probably mainly why many people are so fond of creating them.

 

[Angry Floof]

Yet talking is what people do, since we are social animals, but the real needed action is what we are far short on.

And? Don't talk about human rights unless we have the perfect solution right now? Otherwise, disparage any mention of it?

Talking about human rights is closer to doing something about human rights than disparaging talking about human rights, which is doing nothing. Focus on what we can't do and chastise anyone talking about it?

At the very least, you can support universal human rights by unclenching your butthole when human rights are mentioned!

Is this supposed to be an example of supporting human rights by attacking a straw man?

Look at your first post. Could your contribution be more petulant and unsupportive? If you're complaining that not enough is being done to protect human rights everywhere, tell us what you're doing. Because talking about human rights is an important part of doing something about human rights. Would you prefer we all talk less about human rights? Because talking about and thinking about human rights are activities that are conducive to doing anything about human rights.

Also, how much talk is going on about human rights right now and how much action is being taken? Can you give me an idea as to what talk/do ratio should we be shooting for?

 

[Angry Floof]

It's almost like the phrase "human rights" automatically puts sharon45 in a foul mood.

What is it about "human rights" that bothers you?

 

[sharon45]

Is this supposed to be an example of supporting human rights by attacking a straw man?

Look at your first post. Could your contribution be more petulant and unsupportive?

Of course it could, since I hardly wrote anything.

If you're complaining that not enough is being done to protect human rights everywhere, tell us what you're doing.

I've already said plenty of things and I am mostly met with ridicule.

Because talking about human rights is an important part of doing something about human rights.

Obviously, but it is exactly what this talk is, which is clearly not good enough up til now.

Would you prefer we all talk less about human rights? Because talking about and thinking about human rights are activities that are conducive to doing anything about human rights.

It's your thread, but, yes, I favor speech about human rights, but I would like to see some realistic solutions.

Also, how much talk is going on about human rights right now and how much action is being taken? Can you give me an idea as to what talk/do ratio should we be shooting for?

Not as much talk as fighting, which is greatly the reason I think we are so pathetically behind in this regard. The dialogue that honestly gets something practically important done.

 

[sharon45]

It's almost like the phrase "human rights" automatically puts sharon45 in a foul mood.

Quite the contrary, I become more engaged.

What is it about "human rights" that bothers you?

The sorry lack of it.

 

[Angry Floof]

I don't understand how focusing on the lack of human rights increases the doing. We know human rights are violated around the world. We know this. That's why we're doing so much talking about it.

So how does talking about human rights interfere with doing something about human rights? I can't see how talking about human rights could possibly hurt our chances of doing something about human rights. At worst, it's no influence at all. At best, talking about human rights is actually helpful to the cause of doing something about human rights, to any degree at all, even to whatever degree you think it should be.

So please clarify - are we to talk less about human rights? Because I don't think it necessarily follows that talking less about human rights actually causes more to be done. I suspect the opposite is true, or at worst, changes nothing of what is already being done. In fact, I would say that at least some of the talking about human rights actually counts as doing something, especially when compared to just griping about it.

 

[sharon45]

I don't understand how focusing on the lack of human rights increases the doing. We know human rights are violated around the world. We know this. That's why we're doing so much talking about it.

So how does talking about human rights interfere with doing something about human rights? I can't see how talking about human rights could possibly hurt our chances of doing something about human rights. At worst, it's no influence at all. At best, talking about human rights is actually helpful to the cause of doing something about human rights, to any degree at all, even to whatever degree you think it should be.

So please clarify - are we to talk less about human rights? Because I don't think it necessarily follows that talking less about human rights actually causes more to be done. I suspect the opposite is true, or at worst, changes nothing of what is already being done. In fact, I would say that at least some of the talking about human rights actually counts as doing something, especially when compared to just griping about it.

Well, I am certainly not grumbling, because this sad condition doesn't personally affect me that much. I'm simply pointing out a solemn fact. The talk ought to be about quality, like how serious global warming is supposedly the single greatest threat against human rights. Since I am a big proponent of individual power, I suggested people should competently reduce energy consumption right now on their own, instead of mainly waiting around for some odd chance that government will actually address it sincerely.

 

[Angry Floof]

I don't understand how focusing on the lack of human rights increases the doing. We know human rights are violated around the world. We know this. That's why we're doing so much talking about it.

So how does talking about human rights interfere with doing something about human rights? I can't see how talking about human rights could possibly hurt our chances of doing something about human rights. At worst, it's no influence at all. At best, talking about human rights is actually helpful to the cause of doing something about human rights, to any degree at all, even to whatever degree you think it should be.

So please clarify - are we to talk less about human rights? Because I don't think it necessarily follows that talking less about human rights actually causes more to be done. I suspect the opposite is true, or at worst, changes nothing of what is already being done. In fact, I would say that at least some of the talking about human rights actually counts as doing something, especially when compared to just griping about it.

Well, I am certainly not grumbling, because this sad condition doesn't personally affect me that much. I'm simply pointing out a solemn fact. The talk ought to be about quality, like how serious global warming is supposedly the single greatest threat against human rights. Since I am a big proponent of individual power, I suggested people should competently reduce energy consumption right now on their own, instead of mainly waiting around for some odd chance that government will actually address it sincerely.

You certainly are grumbling, and not only should we not be talking about human rights, you want to tell us what we ought to be talking about.

Do you need a butter rum? That might help you to unpucker when people start talking about human rights, because we're gonna keep talking about human rights.

 

[Angry Floof]

Well, look at that. It works! I was inspired by sharon45 to create an animated gif of the phrase "human rights" and it works.



Edit: No, it doesn't work. Sharon45, please imagine the above green and black text is undulating from left to right. Like a heart beat, or breathing, or sexytime motions.

Edit 2: It does work after all, at least sometimes. :/

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Happy Universal Human Rights Day, infidels!

Human Rights Day is held on December 10 to honor the UN General Assembly's adoption of the Universal Declaration on this day in 1948. The declaration stands today as one of Eleanor Roosevelt's most important legacies and the UN posthumously awarded her one of its first Human Rights Prizes in 1968 in recognition of her work.

Now if people would just think about human rights on the other 364 days of the year.

 

[Angry Floof]

I updated the OP with links to Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.

 

[Angry Floof]

Happy Universal Human Rights Day, infidels!

Human Rights Day is held on December 10 to honor the UN General Assembly's adoption of the Universal Declaration on this day in 1948. The declaration stands today as one of Eleanor Roosevelt's most important legacies and the UN posthumously awarded her one of its first Human Rights Prizes in 1968 in recognition of her work.

Now if people would just think about human rights on the other 364 days of the year.

What makes you think people don't?