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Re:Being poor changes your thinking about everything by clarkm on Friday September 13, 2013 @10:39PM (#6384427)
Why is calling something a "human right" and pointing to some UN declaration any different than calling something a "God-given right" and pointing to the Bible?
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Re:Being poor changes your thinking about everything by msellout on Friday September 13, 2013 @11:22PM (#6384529)
International law.
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Re:Being poor changes your thinking about everything by s_kilk on Saturday September 14, 2013 @12:35PM (#6386128)
It's different in that the UN demonstrably exists.
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Re:Being poor changes your thinking about everything by waps on Saturday September 14, 2013 @09:18PM (#6387795)
That the UN exists does not explain the reason behind the policies.

That's like saying the bible is true because the printer exists, or the church, which is of course trivially true. That some organisation is behind a document does not make it true or false.

And keep in mind that the League of nations (the creators of the UN) came forth from the Red cross, which was a division of the army that guards of the pope.

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