I have for a long time intended to establish a politics blog because I have a great deal to say about the issue. One of the reasons I wanted to write more was to correct a lot of the misunderstandings that arise in political theory. The other reason was to highlight the failure of our political system to protect human rights.
Late in 2008 the ALP (Australian Labor Party)-led national government of Australia fulfilled its promise of running a dialogue on human rights. This was a dialogue I wanted to participate in, though all the time knowing that the result was already determined. Under the Howard government we saw how the government had established a referendum in which the Howard government had established the terms. Australians had already shown that they wanted to change to a Republic, but they did not support the Howard conception of it. The issue being - Australians really have no choice about the type of public administration that governs them. This would not be a problem if governments were restricted to the protection of human rights, but Western society is subjected to significant intrusion by government, and its arbitrary nature makes it a subject of immense concern. It foreshadows a deteriorating trend in human rights that really started under President Bush and PM Howard.
In this blog you can expect to hear arguments highlighting the flaws in the human rights debate. I will analyse the government's argument, as well as quasi-government agencies like the Australian Human Rights Commission, and private interests with an opinion on such matters. I am particularly keen to hear what the private sector has to say on such matters. VERY CURIOUS because I want to assess how far they depart from their rhetoric.
Late in 2008 the ALP (Australian Labor Party)-led national government of Australia fulfilled its promise of running a dialogue on human rights. This was a dialogue I wanted to participate in, though all the time knowing that the result was already determined. Under the Howard government we saw how the government had established a referendum in which the Howard government had established the terms. Australians had already shown that they wanted to change to a Republic, but they did not support the Howard conception of it. The issue being - Australians really have no choice about the type of public administration that governs them. This would not be a problem if governments were restricted to the protection of human rights, but Western society is subjected to significant intrusion by government, and its arbitrary nature makes it a subject of immense concern. It foreshadows a deteriorating trend in human rights that really started under President Bush and PM Howard.
In this blog you can expect to hear arguments highlighting the flaws in the human rights debate. I will analyse the government's argument, as well as quasi-government agencies like the Australian Human Rights Commission, and private interests with an opinion on such matters. I am particularly keen to hear what the private sector has to say on such matters. VERY CURIOUS because I want to assess how far they depart from their rhetoric.
