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Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
“Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.”
Israel:
“Except Palestinians.”
The US and other Western democracies:
“Except Palestinians.”
@aral To be fair, putting aside the terrible wars happening, no one can live on this planet without trading.... you can't be a good human being, do good thing, and survive. You have no access to food, water, shelter and the necessities of life... This is terrible.
I don't believe this is true.
We are heterotrophs and need to consume other life to survive. However, that doesn't mean we must consume more than what nature can regenerate. There are hundreds of millions of people living in harmony with nature, doing good things, right now.
In fact, we can also feed 10 billion people sustainably:
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/how-feed-10-billion-people
The problem ofc is that our societies, especially in the Global North, actively prevent this.
Let's change them.
UNEPHow to feed 10 billion peopleFood is tricky business. Worldwide, more than 10 per cent of people are hungry, roughly 25 per cent are overweight or obese, and another 25 per cent–who may also be either underfed or overfed–are micronutrient deficient.