There was a time when we decided to stop imposing one culture; we decided to tolerate other cultures. An idea of cultural relativism took place, which means that values, beliefs and norms are different in different cultures. So, an outside culture should not be judged by our own culture’s standards.
Hence, in relativism point of view, you may say: “according to my beliefs, I should kill him. I will kill him and you must tolerate.”
We can see that it isn’t rational to tolerate the intolerant. How can we tolerate other cultures, keeping everyone safe?
United Nations General Assembly came up whit an answer, partly as a response to the atrocities of World War II: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).
Human rights include the right to life, freedom, equality, the right to food, to work, to education and to participate in culture. We believe these and other rights should be universal.
We? Who is the “we” I’ve been referring to?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Not every culture had the same role writing it, resulting in supremacy of occidental’s believes. Well, "we" is the Occidental Society.
A little ethnocentric? Although we had a good purpose, we are imposing values in other cultures. Good ones? That’s relative!
Hence, in relativism point of view, you may say: “according to my beliefs, I should kill him. I will kill him and you must tolerate.”
We can see that it isn’t rational to tolerate the intolerant. How can we tolerate other cultures, keeping everyone safe?
United Nations General Assembly came up whit an answer, partly as a response to the atrocities of World War II: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).
Human rights include the right to life, freedom, equality, the right to food, to work, to education and to participate in culture. We believe these and other rights should be universal.
We? Who is the “we” I’ve been referring to?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Not every culture had the same role writing it, resulting in supremacy of occidental’s believes. Well, "we" is the Occidental Society.
A little ethnocentric? Although we had a good purpose, we are imposing values in other cultures. Good ones? That’s relative!
hi!! i just can agree more. we never can became equal because in this world exits always some one who does not respect the rights of another. So if "we" want to be WE , we just have to respect or defend a "brother" because thats are we do things to change with small steps the mentalities.
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