Saturday, April 30, 2011
Civil and Human Rights
Civil rights and human rights are not the same thing. Civil rights are bestowed upon its citizens by state authorities; human rights are internationally recognized rights inherent to all human beings.
Equality is a good thing, and with it comes the possibility of humane, democratic initiatives. But equal access to opportunity under a Free Market system merely enables one to profit from the oppression of others—hardly what one would call progress in any progressive sense.
Equality is a good thing, and with it comes the possibility of humane, democratic initiatives. But equal access to opportunity under a Free Market system merely enables one to profit from the oppression of others—hardly what one would call progress in any progressive sense.
