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by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 at 07:39:17 AM EST
The UK's push to extend the time that suspects can be held in detention without charge is another example of the hypocritical pointing of the finger at atrocious human rights practice in other countries whilst actually legislating for the breach of human rights in our own.

Ad astra per aspera
by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 at 08:09:07 AM EST
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That's nothing new. Barely ten years after we proclaimed the Declaration of Human Rights, we installed Fouché as head of police...
by Dagonz on Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 at 08:23:35 AM EST
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The very recent book Espejos.Una Historia casi universal [Mirrors. A History almost universal], by Eduardo Galeano, is great about things like this.

Some examples:





Los nombres suelen no coincidir con lo que nombran. En el British Museum, pongamos por caso, las esculturas del Partenón se llaman "mármoles de Elgin", pero son mármoles de Fidias. Elgin se llamaba el inglés que las vendió al museo.Names often do not coincide with what they named. In the British Museum, for example, the Parthenon sculptures are called "Elgin marbles," but are Phidias marbles. Elgin was named the English who sold them to the museum.
En 1493, el Vaticano regaló América a España y obsequió el Africa negra a Portugal, "para que las naciones bárbaras sean reducidas a la fe católica". Por entonces, América tenía quince veces más habitantes que España y el Africa negra cien veces más que Portugal.

Tal como había mandado el Papa, las naciones bárbaras fueron reducidas. Y muy.

In 1493, the Vatican gave Americas to Spain as a gift and he gave black Africa to Portugal as a present, "so that the barbaric nations are reduced to the Catholic faith." By then, Americas had fifteen times more inhabitants than Spain and black Africa hundred times more than Portugal.

As the Pope had commanded, the barbarian nations were reduced. And "mutch."

John Locke, el filósofo de la libertad, era accionista de la Royal Africa Company, que compraba y vendía esclavos.John Locke, the philosopher of freedom, was a shareholder of the Royal Africa Company, which bought and sold slaves.
En nombre de la libertad, la igualdad y la fraternidad, la Revolución Francesa proclamó en 1793 la Declaración de los Derechos del Hombre y del Ciudadano. Entonces, la militante revolucionaria Olympia de Gouges propuso la Declaración de los Derechos de la Mujer y de la Ciudadana. La guillotina le cortó la cabeza.

Medio siglo después, otro gobierno revolucionario, durante la Primera Comuna de París, proclamó el sufragio universal. Al mismo tiempo, negó el derecho de voto a las mujeres, por unanimidad menos uno: 899 votos en contra, uno a favor.

In the name of freedom, equality and fraternity, the French Revolution in 1793 proclaimed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Then, the militant revolutionary Olympia de Gouges proposed the Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Civic woman. The guillotine will cut the head.

Half a century later, another revolutionary government during the First Paris Commune, proclaimed universal suffrage. At the same time, denied voting rights to women, unanimously least one: 899 votes against one in favour.




When Procrustes looks after you, you're sure to fit in.
by PerCLupi on Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 at 09:16:56 AM EST
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Welcome, Dagonz!

When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 at 10:48:50 AM EST
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Oh. Thank you!
by Dagonz on Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 at 11:44:07 AM EST
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Yes.  Welcome to ET world, Dagonz!

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. --Charu Saxena.
by metavision on Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 at 12:30:09 PM EST
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