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should australia have a human rights act?

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Hi all

Polycarp, all the things you mention are covered if you look at the website under (Federal and State) Anti-Discrimination, gender discrimination and racial vilification laws already enacted, I think you'll find.

As for smokers, "binge drinkers" and other people with a higher than average proclivity for risk taking behaviour, that would rule out a substantial part of the population, I would suggesty.

"Rights" are generally accepted as having "responsibilities" attached.

Cheers
Nicky
Posted by Nicky, Thursday, 24 July 2008 6:09:53 PM
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rstuart,
Yes,once they get to a situation where they can't control themselves. It is pointless to say everyone who takes something is a voluntary user, that's just being finniky or whatever the word is. I know people who can smoke dope & drink & still have control. I also know people who go off their trolley after just one smoke & three beers. i'm merely drawing attention to the fact that some people have no control & those with control always have to bail these morons out of trouble. I have paid tax for 45 years & so-far, never once got a rebate for not having been a burden on society. yet, when I became a victim of crime & Qld health corruption I didn't even get an appology. On the other hand, drug addicts are being constantly cared for at mine & other decent taxpayers' expense. Maybe you're not old enough to worry about being a pensioner but believe one day you will be. I bet you'll comment with a different attitude when you get $400 a fortnight & your neighbor drug addict gets the pension plus costing us thousands a fortnight in rehabilitation.
Posted by individual, Saturday, 26 July 2008 4:08:13 PM
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HUMAN RIGHTS ACT ?

sure..why not.. AS LONG AS
it protects those who are normally injured and discriminated
against by the standard ones.

For example.. when Christians are discriminated against
by homosexuals or Muslims.. for alleged class vilification or 'religious vilification' ....

As long as cultural minorities are not allowed to use such 'rights' to diminish the rights of established cultures and laws.

As long as Sikhs cannot take long bladed weapons into court
rooms and onto aircraft and to school in the name of these 'human rights'....

all will be well.

It is ludicrous to pander to off-beat or odd ball or 'strange' practices which discriminate against a majority.

That kind of thing is NOT about 'human rights' it's about
pushing a specific social agenda......

SORRRRRY.. don't want.
Posted by Polycarp, Monday, 4 August 2008 1:22:42 PM
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Yeah Boazy, we know you oppose universal human rights.

But why do you have to pretend to be someone else in order to proclaim the same old intolerance?
Posted by CJ Morgan, Monday, 4 August 2008 2:22:22 PM
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