Two more blogs


It is good to see that Robert G. whoever he really is, has returned to blogging with Dog, Teachers & Sand. Not that Rob has been all that absent from the blogosphere, as he has been sharing his wit and wisdom in the comments section of several of the quality blogs favoured by discerning readers. His past posts at Everything Hurtz remain available, a must read for the "end users of compact discs." Some day we must compare King Crimson collections. I bet mine is bigger.

A welcome newcomer is Euston Manifesto Canada, authored by Dave Mann. He has set his sights on bringing the Eustonian message of egalitarian-internationalism to his fellow members in the New Democratic Party.

Dave's principal project is to gain passage of the following resolution at the next national convention of the NDP, coming up the second week of September in Quebec City:

Human Rights for all

Whereas:  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is binding on all governments and political movements and U.S. foreign policy has often opposed progressive movements and governments and supported regressive and authoritarian ones; therefore, be it resolved that:

Violations of the Universal Declaration are equally to be condemned regardless of context.  Canada's New Democrats reject double standards that find violations of human rights by one more deplorable than violations by another.  The cultural relativist view that human rights are not appropriate for certain nations or peoples are to be opposed.  Furthermore, this policy does not justify a rejection of actions taken by Americans or their government in support of democracy and human rights.


I was pleased to discover that, like me, Dave thinks it a useful thing to remind socialists of Marx's support for the North in the American civil war.

Posted: Thu - July 13, 2006 at 11:47 AM          

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