I was not, nor am I currently, claiming that the Magna
Carta is the perfect
document of the freedom of the common
man. Neither do I think of that of the
Declaration of
Independence or the French declarations after their
revolutions
to be perfect. All were stepping stones to our
modern world and morals. Each
country took a different path
to get to where they are today. Each was
influenced by what
was going on in the world around them.
Do you
believe that an American is freer than a Britain
or a Frenchman? Is a
Frenchman freer than a Brit or an
American? Of course not, each country has a
different set
of freedoms, each have advantages and disadvantages over the
others.
What I object to is the belief of any group to its own
superiority over any other. I see this being prevalent from
certain groups of
American. Please do not thing that I
think American is alone is this view
point, I see it all
over the place. I particularly see it as
the predominant
view when I look back the history of my own county, Britain,
when Empire ruled
and Victorians went out to "bring
civilisation to the fuzzy-whizzes." I was
wrong then and it
is wrong now, and if we are to build a better world then it
must be stamped out wherever, and whenever it occurs.
Because if any group
believes in its own superiority then if
feels justified in imposing it's view
point on everyone
else.
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