Jul 27 2011: I have worked in a number of companies that have tried to formalize the essence of your charter and none of the different ways they tried worked. I truly wish it could be this straight forward.
Personal approach that has worked for my work inbox, is call and politely but firmly challenge every mail sender that breaches the basis rules embodied in the charter. It may not change the behaviour globally, but it works for my inbox and if more people did it... well maybe the message would be understood and people would think before leaping to email in the first place.
Jul 27 2011: A lot of focus on security being the major reason for the government controls that exist. Isn't it easier for a government to sell the security risk than the economic risk? Wealthy societies are the ones that tend to the spend most time worrying (not necessarily acting) about human rights, so protecting lives will always be an easier sell to the people than protecting an economy.
Many thoughts on rights, inalienable and otherwise. Rights a concept and a product of human thinking. Like all concepts they will be interpreted, re-interpreted and applied as fits the purpose. The only inalienable thing about a right, is the concept itself.
Mentions of the challenges of countries, societies, groups individuals not getting on. With some suggestions of solutions to the problem. Isn't mankind inherently competitive, within groups and between groups. Where alliances are made, they are for competitive advantage. World peace is a long way off, while we compete... but without competition, would anything ever get done?
So as to the original question:(1) rights are intangible concepts, so the global adoption of any right is a very long way off. (2) visa free travel... would lead to global mass migration and some really, really bad outcomes. Rationally right, but wholly impractical.
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Personal approach that has worked for my work inbox, is call and politely but firmly challenge every mail sender that breaches the basis rules embodied in the charter. It may not change the behaviour globally, but it works for my inbox and if more people did it... well maybe the message would be understood and people would think before leaping to email in the first place.
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Many thoughts on rights, inalienable and otherwise. Rights a concept and a product of human thinking. Like all concepts they will be interpreted, re-interpreted and applied as fits the purpose. The only inalienable thing about a right, is the concept itself.
Mentions of the challenges of countries, societies, groups individuals not getting on. With some suggestions of solutions to the problem. Isn't mankind inherently competitive, within groups and between groups. Where alliances are made, they are for competitive advantage. World peace is a long way off, while we compete... but without competition, would anything ever get done?
So as to the original question:(1) rights are intangible concepts, so the global adoption of any right is a very long way off. (2) visa free travel... would lead to global mass migration and some really, really bad outcomes. Rationally right, but wholly impractical.