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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 06:10 AM Original message |
Disturbing: UN Human Right Council urges laws criminalizing criticism of religion |
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pnutbutr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. What is the point |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 06:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The HRC has always been a fucking mess |
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pnutbutr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 06:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. agreed |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. It won't 'bite' anyone - they've passed similar stuff before |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 06:49 AM Response to Original message |
4. How did the US vote on this? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 06:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. oops. The U.S is not a member of the HRC and |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Thanks, I really didn't know that.. |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
6. *Ugh* |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
8. It's somewhat hard to believe the ambassador from Pakistan ... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:09 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. While it can't be enforced, what I fear it will do, is enable |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I imagine that's exactly what they're hoping for, ... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Precisely |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
11. How do you criminalise "acts of hatred" |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:11 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. The terminology for the targets are naturally loose/vague as to include a wide group of undesirables |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. exactly |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. And that's one of the things that makes it frustrating.... |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
13. Ummm, how is 23 out of 47 a majority? |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. The vote was 23-11 with 13 abstentions |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. But the council has 47 members. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. We say Obama was elected by a majority |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. A majority of voters. |
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