[pp.int.general] purpose of manifesto

[Reinier Bakels]

>> Yes, yes, yes! Still you face a paradox. What is the origin of human 
>> rights? It is *not* the formal drafting and ratification process. That 
>> would imply that it would actually be an *arbitrary* choice, that happens 
>> to be supported by a political majority. The claim of human rights rather 
>> is that they are *universal*, perhaps even independent from codification.
> Such claim is false, as two dates prove it: 1789 & 1948.
<arrogant>We are now close to a basic lecture in legal theory and 
constitutional law. Nothing in law (and morale) is ever black and white. It 
is a strange paradox that "obvious" ground rules of "civilisation" have no 
eternal value but are dependent of the era</arrogant>
For "PP" purposes, I guess it helps to reduce the level of abstraction and 
look at the basic facts of concrete measures. <nasty>Perhaps you actually 
did but you message was too long to read.</nasty>
reinier