ing increases in the number of racist incidents expressed in any medium or forum, including on the Internet.”
“However, we do not consider curtailing expression to be an appropriate or effective means of combating racism and related intolerance. Rather, it is our firm conviction, as reflected in the U.S. Constitution and laws of the United States, that individual freedoms of speech, expression and association should be robustly protected, even when the ideas represented by such expression are full of hatred. It is for this reason that the United States has taken a reservation to Article 4 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. We remain convinced of the need for this reservation.”
“In a free society hateful ideas will fail on account of their own intrinsic lack of merit. The best antidote to intolerance is not criminalizing offensive speech but rather a combination of robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to minority religious groups, and the vigorous defense of both freedom of religion and freedom of expression.”
Note, that Sammis mentions in the last paragraph that in a free society hateful ideas will fail on their own account because of their lack of merit. Is this the reason why the UN Resolution points to an increase in racism and Nazi ideals? Is that the reason why the UN Resolution highlights the disturbing trend of Nazi glorification because these ideas have failed and lack merit? Clearly there is a huge contradiction in America’s position and the reality on the ground.
Carla Stea mentioned in her article how America and Europe harboured Nazi criminals after World War II, contrary to what has been widely taught in schools, colleges and universities. America provided a safe haven for Nazi criminals and even worked with them.
Stea believes that some of the grandchildren of Nazi war criminals who were given refuge in Europe, may well have been indoctrinated with Nazi ideology, and she believes that this would explain why since 2006 members of the European Union have abstained on the UN Resolution, “expressing deep concern at the glorification of the Nazi movement…”
What is most striking about this Resolution is that the countries which America and Britain call undemocratic, repressive and evil have voted in its favour. Iran, Syria, the Democratic Republic of Korea, Belarus and the Russian Federation all voted for the Resolution.
Revelations like this exposes the real enemies of racial equality and humanity. The countries who portray themselves as peacekeepers and guardians of justice. The countries which pass themselves off as containing the highest democratic values. It is clearly a lie.
For further research:
List of how countries voted on the resolution: http://unbisnet.un.org:8080/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1R2734F8793A2.233868&profile=voting&uri=full=3100023~!944044~!1&ri=2&aspect=power&menu=search&source=~!horizon