At the height of apartheid in South Africa and the civil rights movement at home, Kennedy forcefully gave his case for supporting human rights declaring, "We must recognize the full human equality of all of our people before God, before the law, and in the councils of government. We must do this, not because it is economically advantageous, although it is; not because of the laws of God command it, although they do... We must do it for the single and fundamental reason that it is the right thing to do."
[Current] Democrats are unwilling to educate voters and take on conservative myths that human rights and social justice amount to undeserved handouts. Human rights only ensure equal access to the minimum level of support and freedom an individual needs to live their lives with dignity. Admitting that our fellow men and women deserve to live with dignity is not a renunciation of personal responsibility.
2006-07-03
Democrats Abandon RFK's Courage
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From the comments on this blog:
"We are all bickering about which corrupt party is more corrupted. Meanwhile, both conservatives and liberals who love America are failing to unite against the new American totalitarian Radicals.
Demagogues like Coulter are already branding as traitors those unwilling to sacrifice their freedoms in order to give Bush a free hand to wield power. They are called liberal "traitors" now. Those with truly conservative beliefs about limited government will soon enough be branded as "traitors" too."
Bush seems to be saying the same thing that RFK said. And Bush is acting on these ideals, attempting to erect a democracy in Iraq. What would RFK have done for South Africa had he gotten elected? Supported its freedom movement with a boycott?
Bush isn't attempting to erect a democracy in Iraq. He has erected a neo-colonial outpost. Get your facts straight.
And RFK never advocated the invasion of another country or a ban on gay marriage or increasing tax cuts for the wealthy (though he was an elite himself) at the expense of the middle and working classes, all of which hinder human rights and advancement.
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