Unprofitable Common People

The United Nations Declaration of Universal Human Rights was proclaimed 64 years ago today in 1948

It was proclaimed as “the highest aspiration of the common people.”

Because the common people are not always profitable certain changes have been made — denoted with an asterisk (*).

Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
* Except the super rich who are freer and more dignified because they are too big to fail and consequently above the law.

Article 2: Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind
* except where these rights and freedoms stand in the way of corporate profits.

Article 3: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person
* as long as they do not threaten the worship of money.

Article 4: No one shall be held in slavery or servitude
* except for people held in private prisons.

Article 5: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
* unless the degrading treatment or punishment is called enhanced interrogation.

Article 6: Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law
* unless labeled enemy combatant or any other arbitrarily selected term.

Article 7: All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law
* if they can afford it.

Article 8: Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.
* This article does not apply where competent national tribunals are unavailable.

Article 9: No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile
* unless the rulers want to do it anyway.

“No law, no civilization.”
Dartwill Aquila

(Tomorrow: The Evolution of Technology)