#freedoms — Public Fediverse posts

May 1-18, 5K USA polled by PRRI, More Perfect, 1.5% margin of error.
Extremely proud of USA?
GOP = 83%
DEM = 31%
Overall, extremely proud? = 33%
Overall, not or a little proud? = 21%
Pride in being "American" has dropped precipitously, can't imagine why.
#fascist #USA #GOP #KKK #DEM #DSA #DHS #ICE #DEI #diversity #equity #inclusion #pride #America #HappyPride #month #LGBTQ #freedoms #MarriageEquality #gay #rights are #HumanRights
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/whats-happened-american-pride-survey-183640258.html

Heritage for whom? A critical view of #UNESCO and #cultural #imperialism
#Human rights, enshrined in international law and championed by organisations like the United Nations #Educational, #Scientific and #Cultural #Organisation (UNESCO), a body responsible for #education #science and #culture are often perceived as universal principles #safeguarding the #dignity and #freedoms of individuals #worldwide. However, a critical examination reveals a complex interplay of power dynamics, #historical biases and #cultural #hegemony embedded within the #conceptualisation and #implementation of these #rights.

This article asserts that Western notions of #heritage heavily influence the current approach and fail to reflect the true essence of heritage for local #communities. Rooted in the #colonial era, this #Western approach emphasises tangible elements like #buildings and #artefacts. Therefore, the role of UNESCO within #ThirdWorld countries possibly preserves another global heritage: the #legacy of #colonialism in the Global South.

English https://www.modernghana.com/news/1297065/heritage-for-whom-a-critical-view-of-unesco-and.html

French https://www-modernghana-com.translate.goog/news/1297065/heritage-for-whom-a-critical-view-of-unesco-and.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=fr&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp

#africa #Afrika #afrique

#Algeria #Egypt #Ethiopia #Guinea #Liberia #Morocco #Senegal #Togo #Tunisia #Zambia #Angola #Benin #Botswana #BurkinaFaso #Burundi #Cameroon #CaboVerde #CentralAfrican #Chad #Comoros #Coted’Ivoire #Congo #Djibouti #EquatorialGuinea #Eritrea #Eswatini #Gabon #Gambia #Ghana #Kenya #Lesotho #Libya #Madagascar #Malawi #Mali #Mauritania #Mauritius #Mozambique #Namibia #Niger #Nigeria #Congo #Rwanda #Sao #TomeandPrincipe #Seychelles #SierraLeone #SouthAfrica #SouthSudan #Sudan #Tanzania #Uganda #Zimbabwe #africa

A new generation of #Taiwan|ese that identify as #Chinese? That's a big bet likely to fail miserably.
#China has no incentives or soft power to win over the hearts and minds of people used to #freedoms and #civicrights.
The share of people in Taiwan who identify as Chinese is eroding and dying away. The share of people identifying as Taiwanese only is steadily on a rise. Strangely people seem to prefer freedom to slavery...
#fucktheCCP #TaiwanisnotChina

Prior to this act, the #legal #position since our countries founding was #unambiguous: the #government must not #promote or #favor any specific #religion, upholding a #wallofseparation between #church and #state. The #RFRA, however, has #fundamentally #altered this #interpretation, insisting that the #government must actively #foster #religious #freedoms, even if such action leads to #unequaltreatment or #discrimination which violates the dictates of the #14thAmendment. (5/8)