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Contributor: Justsomeguy
Date: 2003-01-28 13:10:56
The best way to change a nation's poor behaviour is to engage them in a dialogue, much like we are doing on this website. Shunning governments who have done wrong may achieve the short-term goal of sweeping them under the carpet, but it is no way to build a long-lasting, stable peace.
The United Nations must continue to be an inclusive body, where ideas are shared and those who may have questionable human rights records can learn from those nations who have had more success in that area. And don't disregard the fact that we in the 'civilized' West may have something to learn from nations with different histories from our own.
I stand behind the idea of a United Nations that is open to those who want to change their ways, and I hope that Libya learns from their experience at the head of the UN Human Rights Commission. Maybe we too will learn something from their leadership.
Dialogue leads to education, and education is the only hope this world has to be free of suffering, violence and ignorance.
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