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Topic started on 5-10-2009 @ 11:19 PM by calcoastseeker

At the UN, the Obama administration backs limits on free speech.


www.weeklystandard.com
The Obama administration has marked its first foray into the UN human rights establishment by backing calls for limits on freedom of expression. The newly-minted American policy was rolled out at the latest session of the UN Human Rights Council, which ended in Geneva on Friday. American diplomats were there for the first time as full Council members and intent on making friends.

President Obama chose to join the Council despite the fact that the Organization of the Islamic Conference holds the balance of power and human rights abusers are among its lead actors, including China, Cuba, and S
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reply posted on 5-10-2009 @ 11:59 PM by abecedarian
The new resolution, championed by the Obama administration, has a number of disturbing elements. It emphasizes that "the exercise of the right to freedom of expression carries with it special duties and responsibilities . . ." which include taking action against anything meeting the description of "negative racial and religious stereotyping." It also purports to "recognize . . . the moral and social responsibilities of the media" and supports "the media's elaboration of voluntary codes of professional ethical conduct" in relation to "combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance."


Well, there ya go. "...taking action against anything of 'negative racial and religious stereotyping'..." is now, apparently a requirement of free speech. We are now supposed to vociferously combat negative connotations of racial or religious groups.

Okay, I'm up for it.

Black people speaking negatively, or otherwise aggregating and aligning themselves against white people, or otherwise grouping 'white people' in to a 'community' of like-minded people then speaking about that community of white people, either individually or in aggregate, in the pejorative will no longer be tolerated.
Not every white person has had a black slave in their heritage and we, collectively being "white" cannot nor will accept the stereotype pepetuated against whites by the black community that suggests all white people are racist and want to restrain or otherwise restrict the black person from being the best person they are mentally and physically capable of being.


reply posted on 6-10-2009 @ 12:09 AM by Miraj
reply to post by calcoastseeker


He may very well have signed his own resignation.

Nah..

The united states has been doing things like this for years now!

Hell, maybe we should push forth a revolution requiring that the president can only say something he knows to be true.

But then his speeches wouldn't be very good.


reply posted on 6-10-2009 @ 12:58 AM by chise61
I'm still reading through the UN human rights counsil resolution jointly drafted by the US and Egypt. In this article....

www.huffingtonpost.com...

You can click on the blue print in the first sentence you can pull it up and read it yourself.


Here's another article on it.....

www.politico.com...

And this......

Today, the Human Rights Council adopted, by consensus, a resolution affirming the fundamental universal values of freedom of speech, opinion, expression, and freedom of the media. The resolution also speaks out forcefully against efforts to interfere with the exercise of free speech, including journalists, writers, internet users, and human rights defenders. It calls on all states to end these violations and provide adequate remedies for those victimized by them. Finally, the resolution confirms the central role of free speech, open debate, and the battle of ideas in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and other forms of intolerance.


The obvious importance of this resolution is amplified by a key fact of which you may not be aware: This resolution had two sponsors; the United States and Egypt. Over the preceding weeks, we have been engaged with discussions with the Egyptians toward a shared goal, discussions conducted in the spirit of openness and cooperation. The resulting draft resolution eventually attracted 49 co-sponsors and underscores the important truth best expressed by the President in Cairo, when he said – quote – “I am convinced that in order to move forward, we must say openly to each other things we hold in our hearts and that too often are said only behind closed doors. There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other, to learn from each other, to respect one another, and to seek common ground.” – end quote. Thank you.


Is from a briefing by Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer, on Saturday, October 2nd.


www.state.gov...
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