By now, some of you might have quickly caught on to my drift. If you haven’t, it will become evident. It’s about human rights. It’s not a topic that is discussed or even thought about everyday because most believe it’s not an issue here. On the contrary; it has shaped our lives since we were born and continues in more significant ways than can be imagined. The problem is it’s either not being taught to our children or not in the right way. We hear of genocide, in Africa, as a violation of human rights, so we don’t apply the concept here. But it encompasses more than just genocide. And what negative training there is about these rights is more subtle. It may be that some factions are more interested in the topic than others, but it boils down to equality for all; regardless of skin color and other “labels”. We are all born of the same species.
There’s a common thread that was not known until recently and the presumption, actually, the modus operandi, was that it was taught that we are different. I’m not being specific for a reason here because it will emerge later but it’s the fundamental reason why we are all basically the same. Yes there are variations within our specie; just like there are different colored cocker spaniels with some smarter than others. But there’s no significant reason to justify the treatment of anyone on this earth any differently than another. And part of that treatment comes with the understanding of certain basic human nature universals that we all share and those rights that we are entitled to. As our world becomes more interdependent and smaller; it becomes even more important that those fundamentals, firstly, should dictate policies that involve all. It’s the respect of humanity we should afford to each other.
Under the false banner of compassion fostered by religion, unquestioned tradition, and others, it’s the rationale and tolerance of inequality why the world has developed and perpetuated discrimination, genocide, apartheid, and slavery. Consequently, many of society’s ills are the offspring of these modes of thinking. It’s the explanation for why some have had different opportunities presented to them than others; and hence, how societies have developed due to the perceived differences. It’s things that weren’t taught in school and actually misrepresented in our early education that leads to these myths. Yet, they are still either being perpetuated or ignored in today’s classrooms. Although the truth is slowly emerging, unfortunately, with various prejudices ingrained in just about all of us, without even realizing it, we conduct policy that affects some more than others in different and adverse ways. The education of this information is not fast enough.
One immediate effect is, human rights suffer because some have, and continue to believe, that others are less deserving or inferior. The quality of a society is more than just balancing budgets; it’s also how it treats and cares for its citizens. To this day we have those that believe that social programs (one here) are not worth the time or expense. The belief that a dollar saved today is better than 10 saved tomorrow, and lower taxes will “trickle down” and cure all ills, permeates the airwaves. Yet there are objective studies and empirical data to counter the spin.
I’m not advocating the right or the left ideologies. Yes, there are some merits to both worthy of consideration. But some voices in 2011 shouldn’t even be allowed at the table based on the absurdity of their merits. Yet, rather than occupying the fringe, they are ignorantly permitted to dominate sectors of our society via various subscriptions for an agenda.
I don’t like the labels---I like the ideas that solve the problems affecting us all. Unfortunately, we are allowing ourselves to become a predominantly ideological society of labeling, creating the “thems vs. uses”, which is further divisive. The sensibilities of our rights then come under assault; in spite of some startling new discoveries categorically indicating that we are all equal. Not as a moral issue, but scientifically; the “thems are us”, too; we should all be pulling together. The No Flies Zone attempts to address these concerns. Human rights should transcend ideology and dogma. If you think some ideas here may be provocative—check for flies.
No Flies
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