And that people have certain inalienable rights bestowed on them by their Creator, namely life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
2007-04-09 06:27:21 · 5 answers · asked by Longhaired Freaky Person 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Interesting, Real Estate. I remember the Declaration of Independence stating that "ALL men are created equal", not "US citizens are created equal".
2007-04-09 06:36:27 · update #1
Anyone that that considers it an honor to blow themselves up in the name of the "religion of peace" like those in Palestine should not have the right of a civil individual because they don't act in a civilized manner.
2007-04-13 06:10:06 · answer #1 · answered by Micah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one in America is trying to take away the Palestinians rights to life, liberty and the pursuit. What were deny is the Palestinians rights to take the life and liberty from others specifically the Israelis.
2007-04-10 10:00:36 · answer #2 · answered by gerafalop 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The declaration of independence is too radical for most Americans.
Besides, they're brainwashed to think that Israel doesn't target and kill innocent human beings, or try to starve and beat the Palestinians into giving up the right of return and accept whatever bantustans of a state Israel is willing to accede. Yeah, they tried hard to get rid of as many Palestinians as they could, and they're still trying, but the Palestinians are holding on to their land and Israel might allow them 10% of it (if they have their way).
For years Palestinians have live under the Israeli bootheels, in which the Israelis could arrest Palestians for any anti-Israel activity including peaceful protest, and legally torture them. In which Israel could freely confiscate land from ethnic Palestinians for the exclusive use of Israelis, and Israeli settlers could terrorize and sometimes murder innocent human beings, if they're Palestinian, with impunity. This is on top of the mass ethnic cleansing campaigns carried out by Israel in 1948 and 1967. Then they wonder why Palestinians turn violent.
I agree, U.S. foreign policy should incorporate a few radical ideas like human rights and freedom and maybe, democracy as in rule by the people and for the people instead of democracy as in if you vote the wrong way we will punish you. But its probably to radical
2007-04-11 03:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by m i 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the Palestinians would recognize that the Jews are people, then we'd have something.
Look, you know who the Palestinians remind me of?
A younger sibling.
They constantly instigate fights, they take little pokes, you tell them to knock it off and they won't stop. Then finally after you've endured more than any rational person could consider you to be obligated to endure, you smack them - not as hard as they deserve but hard enough to make them take notice. And then they go off and cry to their mommy (the UN) who sees YOU as the bad guy.
I went through that. My daughter is going through that. And the freakin' Israelis are going through that.
2007-04-09 13:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
yes you have a good point.. keep thinking.
2007-04-10 22:25:07 · answer #5 · answered by allen w 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋