Philimbesi wrote:So national sovereignty advocates are religious zealots in your eyes?
Only for all present intents and purposes.
Philimbesi wrote:So the nations that only subscribe to and teach the theory of evolution are correct? Or should they be forced in the name of education and TRUTH, to give equal time to creationism, or mutation, or any of the other theories of how this all started?
For the umpteenth time, nobody is limiting options as to other forms of teaching. I do not think it would be proper to impose upon other nations the religious beliefs of another-- as, despite popular opinion, I draw the line somewhere. I do not however consider science a religion. And I believe one should give fairly free range to science. Especially in respect to the upcoming. Whatever else you would like to teach you certainly may.
The Altan Steppes wrote:By stripping a nation or government of its fundamental rights, you're stripping those rights from the people that nation is composed of. What is a government, other than the manifestation of the political will of its people?
So basically what you're saying is that, since a government is the manifestation of the political will of its people, to strip a nation of its sovereignty is to strip the people of their voice. BUT-- what voice should the people be entitled to? Should it be a well rounded, culturally aware, and well educated one? I think so. Any nation that will not permit this is in abuse of its sovereignty. And that is PRECISELY the sort of thing that deserves WA attention. Limiting the scope of a person's ability to think is akin to slavery.
This is, without a doubt, one of the most self-righteous, naive and utterly dangerous things I have ever heard from a representative to this Assembly.
Hahahaha. I can see why you think this is dangerous, Ambassador.