Barack Obama and Martin Luther King
Obama's recent speech on racial equality, though superficially powerful and rousing, was hypocritical and dishonest for it failed to recognise and fully appreciate the bedrock principle of human rights which guarantees racial equality. I refer to the principle enshrined in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person." That same principle is found in The US Declaration of Independence which clearly states "... all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Unlike Martin Luther King Jr. who believed in real equality for all and whose image Obama was obviously invoking, Obama made no mention whatsoever of that great "promissory note" of freedom that guaranteed the right to life. This is because Obama himself vigorously opposes the right to life. In 2002, as an Illinois legislator, Obama voted against the Induced Infant Liability Act, which would have protected babies who were "accidentally" born alive during attempts to abort them. "The first thing I'd do as president is sign the Freedom of Choice Act," he told Planned Parenthood last July. This would make the United States the most pro-abortion nation in the world.
Obama is a false prophet who preaches "change" while pursuing a culture of death. The 20th century has witnessed many such initially charismatic leaders in Germany, the Soviet Union, and elsewhere, who promised change but who delivered nothing but unimaginable horror. Let us make sure this does not happen in America. Though the slogan "change" is usually invoked to signify something good, in this case it hides a different agenda- one which is very dangerous for America and the world.
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