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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush
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To: jttmab who wrote (3541)6/16/2001 7:02:35 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (1) of 93284
 
"The United Nation's Human Freedom Index compares the amount of freedom that citizens of different countries enjoy. It considers the right to travel, assemble, and speak; the absence of forced labor, torture and other extreme legal punishment (such as the death penalty); freedom of political opposition, the press and trade unions; an independent judiciary; gender equality; and the legal right to trial, counsel of choice, privacy, religion and sexual practice." The US was fairly down the list [11 out of 13 at the time].
Amazing. Absolutely amazing.
So what drugs were these guys on when they ranked the US? Must be good stuff.

I'd rank us like this:
the right to travel A+
................assemble A+
................speak A+
the absence of forced labor A+
......................torture A+
......................other extreme legal punishment (such as the death penalty) N/A
freedom of political opposition A+
.................the press A++
................trade union A+
an independent judiciary A
gender equality A-
the legal right to trial A+
.........................counsel of choice A+
.........................privacy C
.........................religion A+
.........................sexual practice. C

So who are these wonder nations that outrank us?
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