[geeks] education systems around the world

[Phil Stracchino]

Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Oct 2008, Mike Meredith wrote:
> 
>> I'm not sure why you're blaming the UN for the cost of this right.
> 
> I'm not.  I'm blaming the UN for diluting the word "right" by applying it
> to nonsense like this.

Not to mention redefining "right" to mean "restrictable, revocable
privilege exercisable only as permitted".


> I believe that people have two rights, but they are very expansive:
> 
>    I.    All humans have the right to assert control (and accept the
>          consequences of that control) over their lives, their bodies,
>          their minds, and their properties, so long as it causes no other
>          human damage to his body, mind, life or property without informed
>          consent.
> 
>    II.   All humans have their right to defend their rights from
>          infringement, or surrender them, should they see fit.
>          Consequently, all humans have the right to defend their lives,
>          bodies, minds, and properties from damage to which they did not
>          consent.
> 
> You can synthesize a lot from that: freedom of speech, equality on the
> basis of religion or heritage, etc.

That's an interesting way of approaching it.  Mind if I repost this
elsewhere, with due credit?



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