On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 17:53:09 +0700 Thomas Fernandez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hallo Jonathan, > > On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 05:15:23 -0500 GMT (21/11/02, 17:15 +0700 GMT), > Jonathan Chattin wrote: > > > Hmmm, I've never been very fond of the whole "Human Right" argument. > > To be honest it is fairly silly. Nature doesn't guarantee anything. > > But the United Nations do. Human Rights are defined by general > agreement, like any law (they do not come from Nature, in this you are > right). These are rights that all humans have within the human > society. These rights cannot be taken away from them without either > claiming exceptions, such as during prison terms, or by violating the > UN resolution - the latter is meant when people speak about violation > of human rights. Ahh, I see your point. I suppose I should refrain from debating issues when I've been up all night. (It's 6am here now.) I entirely overlooked Dierk's comment about China. :-( > BTW the right to not have your email client show that you bought > it for a discount, is not a human right. And here I completely agree with you. -- Best regards, Hexdump mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
