(July 13, 2012 at 10:54 pm)Skepsis Wrote:(July 13, 2012 at 10:39 pm)padraic Wrote: Sadly, not under the American system,which empathises individual rights, and leans towards fuck-you-Jack-I'm-Ok libertarianism. Australian democracy emphasises equality and social justice.
In this instance I was commenting on Australian democracy, not what passes for democracy in the US.
Now, now. Just because the system itself is failing in almost every way possible doesn't mean that there aren't positive forces trying to counteract this. The ACLU is just one organization here that works towards upholding constitutional rights and rights for minorities.
The ACLU upholds as many rights for minorities as they do for religious institutions and hate speech, however.
You really believe in a man who has helped to save the world twice, with the power to change his physical appearance? An alien who travels though time and space--in a police box?!?