Kaschovia wrote:Bananaistan wrote:
"It is rather hard to take your "won't-someone-think-of-the-children" pleas seriously when you propose to exempt entire nations and certain schools, and a whole class of children. Forgive me for utterly dismissing your crocodile tears while this remains the case. Either this is important and should apply to everyone, or it's unimportant and not worthy of this assembly's time."
"Excuse me? Can the Ambassador for Wayneactia not speak for himself?"
"Firstly, that was my opinion. If I wanted to plea for something, I wouldn't have written a resolution putting my ideas forward, so it's absolutely bizzare you see it like that."
"Secondly, I am not proposing to exempt entire nations, certain schools, or a whole class of children, and frankly, I am totally confused as to where that has come from. It is clear to me that you didn't read my response to this exact same question when you asked me earlier. I am making an attempt to ensure that as many students as possible recieve an education in the sciences without infringing upon the rights of certain schools that legally have the choice to teach the sciences, because either they are businesses, or they do not fit between preschool and higher education. How is that in any way exclusive? I am trying to be as inclusive to different schools as possible."
"Thirdly, following your line of reasoning, would the government of Bananaistan legislate that businesses (in this case private schools) should sell certain products (in this case educational courses), because everybody needs to have those products (in this case science education)? Or would the government of Bananaistan like to enforce science education at art schools, or culinary schools, or music schools? Because that's what you're proposing. I am disappointed that you have taken such a black-or-white position on this issue, because it is multi-faceted, and is affected by many factors.
"And lastly, you do not speak for everyone when you say that this issue is not worth the assembly's time because it doesn't meet your personal criterion. This is an assembly, as I am sure you are aware. In future, try not to rely on vitriolic language to disregard the arguments I put forward. It doesn't help anything."
"Excuse me? Are you suggesting that I am not entitled to give the views of the people and government of Bananaistan?
"Secondly, exempting x, y and z is exactly what you are proposing here. It is a fact that there are misguided liberal and capitalist nations in this assembly who allow profiteers and exploiters get involved in the education of children. Your proposal exempts these. It is there in black and white. If a "school" does not receive public funds, you propose that it need not teach science.
"Thirdly. Red herring. I have not proposed anything. I am simply reiterating that the concerns of the Bananamen government that private schools should not be exempted completely from these mandates. I'll reiterate it again. Education being in the hands of profiteers is no good reason to allow them to provide shoddy incomplete education. In existing legislation the WA has already imposed broad requirements on member states to ensure comprehensive education is provided to all citizens without regard to the ownership structure of the schools or the economic system of the member state. In the Kenmorian draft on this topic, several delegations raised this issue and the proposal was amended accordingly. You should do the same instead of wringing your hands worrying about the rights of businesses while leaving the right of children to a comprehensive education to the vagaries of market economics.
"In any case, it is an accepted fact of international law that the WA and member states restrict exactly what goods and services businesses supply and how they supply them. Regulation in the public interest is entirely reasonable.
"Lastly, I will be as vitriolic as I like when I see delegations proposing legislation which does not adequately protect and serve the interests of the section of the international proletariat who have the misfortune to live in member states where education is not entirely publicly funded."