Two contradictory statements...unless you believe you have rights that others don't.
How so?
Well, you can start with the irony of a man writing "all men are created equal" while contemplating the slaves working his fields, and progress through August 18, 1920 when the other 51% of "men" were finally "allowed" to vote. Or you can convince yourself that a kid born with spina bifida has the same hypothetical "rights" as a kid who was born healthy, but it doesn't matter that he can't utilize them.
John Galt, I suspect, would have left the disabled kid on the hillside for the buzzards.
WTF? I was referring to your claim that my post consisted of "two contradictory statements". What did you mean by that?
It all has to do with the concept of "rights." While I agree that you and Emily are talking about one thing and I another, the fact that the words "equal rights" is written down somewhere does not make them equal IRL. My previous post gave you three examples which I doubt you can address, but don't worry about it. Just uphold your Letter of the Law and your perception of grievance at having to "serve" others.
OK Arianrhod
I will accept the challenge of addressing the equal rights in terms of slavery and unequal social status of people.
People with criminal illness, inability to manage themselves or their own households to be financially stable and independent, people with learning or physical disabilities are basically not equally protected or privileged
as people with more resources or abilities in these areas.
For example, a business person with family and personal experience owning and managing real estate so income comes in, expenses are written off taxes, and people are hired to do most of the work so they don't have to,
are NOT equal with someone struggling to stay out of prison, off drugs, and keep a job just to pay for daily expenses.
My proposal: to develop campus facilities in every district where jobs/educational internships can be created mentoring and providing services to help train people to become self-sufficient and legally/financially/politically independent.
Where are the resources going to come from?
By teaching and agreeing among residents in each district to
QUIT sending people to prison, to save 50K a year per person who
doesn't cost taxpayers to stay in jail, and to invest that much in saving
into creating internships and mentorships, PAID jobs in education
and training in various fields so people can be hired and work to support
themselves and their communities.
And YES Arianrhod the number one field I would create
internships and residencies in is medical services, nursing,
health care, mental health and social services.
So by reforming the prison system to be training and housing
facilities for medical and mental health programs that WORK
the money, resources, manpower etc that are saved
can be invested in health care, education and housing
on a SUSTAINABLE basis through a campus system
where students and clients are rotated through as soon as the graduate
and move to higher levels.
SEE http://www.campusplan.org
Even if people are at different levels of development, education,
training and growth, they can be respected, included and participate
equally and move at their own pace. Even if we are not all equal
in our abilities to learn, teach, receive or provide services.
I have proposed to take this "sustainable campus plan" developed in
the national historic district of Freedmen's Town and Allen Parkway Village
historic public housing,
and expand it to create campus facilities along the BORDER.
http://www.earnedamnesty.org
So restitution from sweatshop/slave labor, drug and human trafficking
can be reinvested in rebuilding these communities to offer sustainable
jobs
housing
services
education
without anyone having to cross borders illegally to access opportunities resources
and programs.
We have slavery and trafficking today because we don't have housing facilities
and schools set up to manage training for workers starting at the bottom.
If we build programs modeled after the APV campus concepts and Rice University student college system, we can provide safe means of protecting workers
regardless of unequal social, financial, or legal status that can be addressed
through the program, organized in tiers similar to academic class level to meet
the needs and demands of students and workers enrolled, similar to work-study programs.
by converting prisons and sweatshops into schools with student housing, health and social services onsite, and work-study programs, we can gradually move away from "slave labor wages" and help students and workers in training to become independent.
http://www.rightsfortheworkers.org
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