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Entry: The Wrongs of "Rights" Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_wrongs_of_rights#7155 Post contents: Andy Capp - thankyou for your response, I found your comment most interesting if a little pessimistic - why do you suppose I will never convert to the Faith? It would be more accurate for you to hope I returned to it :-) Adriana - I would agree but would add that not all schemes are half-baked. My understanding of global population control, and in particular in Africa, is scant but I believe that much good is being done with these schemes. Those who sit in comfortable homes and consider higher morals must not forget the persuasion of human nature. You are right, we must chip away not just at the problem but at those who have the power to fix it. Have we become immune to the plight of the poor I wonder? It is not sensible to get pregnant in a famine but we always see babies do we not? Perhaps seeking the comfort of someones arms is more powerful than we can imagine? And perhaps the breakdown of law and order in such places combined with a weak victim makes rape an easy hobby - who knows? Not me. I think there should be basic rights and freedoms and, for example, the law should protect a woman against rape, even in her own marriage. But the problem with establishing rights and freedoms is.. who is going to make it so? And now I really must do some work - Taki, your site is very distracting in the best way, many thanks y'all. Sent at: 2008 07 24