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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Political Graffiti (50): Political Messages
(source) More on the usefulness of free speech.
Posted in freedom, political graffiti
Tagged free speech, idealism, political graffiti, politics
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Human Rights Facts (38): Declining Numbers of Conflicts and Rising Military Spending
(source) [This post is by guest-writer Line Løvåsen]. Following up on this post, some additional information on the evolution of military conflicts and military spending. Since 2005, the Human Security Report Project (HSRP) publishes reports on trends in armed conflicts … Continue reading
Posted in human rights facts, statistics, war
Tagged armed conflicts, defense spending, military, military spending, peace, peace dividend, refugees, terrorism, violence, war
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30 Human Rights! Any Takers?
(source) As you know, the Universal Declaration stipulates 30 different human rights (or, more precisely, contains 30 articles about human rights). There’s a lot of discussion on the exact number of rights that human beings have or should have. Some “things” which … Continue reading
Posted in freedom
Tagged 30 human rights, human rights, iran, rights inflation, universal declaration of human rights
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What is Democracy? (43): A System Characterized by Free Speech
(source) The principle of the freedom of speech springs from the necessities of the program of self-government. It is not a Law of Nature or of Reason in the abstract. It is a deduction from the basic American agreement that … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, freedom, what is democracy?
Tagged democracy, elections, free speech, freedom of expression, human rights quote, politics, quote, supreme court
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Political Jokes & Funny Quotes (42): Gay Marriage
More on gay marriage (see also here).
Human Rights Maps (59): Child Marriage
Percentage of women aged 20-24 who were married or in union before the age of 18 (period 1987 to 2006): (source) More on child marriage (see also here).
Posted in human rights maps
Tagged child marriage, children's rights, human rights, human rights maps, maps, politics
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Hannah Arendt on Violence and Power, and How This Is Relevant to the Protests in Iran
(source) Power corresponds to the human ability not just to act but to act in concert. Power is never the property of an individual; it belongs to a group and remains in existence only so long as the group keeps … Continue reading
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Tagged arendt, force, hannah arendt, iran, philosophy, politics, power, protest, riot, state, violence
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Why Do We Need Human Rights? (9): Free Speech, Democracy, Socrates and the Search for Truth
(source) Just a few additional remarks on the way in which the equal right to free speech, and democratic deliberation based on this right, improve the quality of “knowledge” and of political decisions. (Continuing where this and this post left … Continue reading
In Support of Freedom in Iran, Ctd.
Like all of you, I’ve seen a lot of images of the protests in Iran, but this one got stuck in my mind: (source) Why? It’s not particularly spectacular. It’s not bloody or extremely shocking. Out of context, it’s not … Continue reading
