Democracy and Human Rights

The biggest test that our democratic principles face is in practice. It lies in how we would want to treat those that do not agree with us. More specifically, it lies in how we would want to treat those people we hate. This is surely no original idea. But I think it is a question worth asking, especially considering the climate in Malta at the moment. Would we find excuses to justify harming our opponents or would we defend their human rights? Personally I am somewhat worried about the type of talk we've been hearing lately. Suspension of human rights? For whom? How can I ever be sure that my human rights won't be suspended next? Few people seem to realise how dangerous talk of suspending human rights to accommodate some bogus national interest is.

What is this national interest really? We've heard it tons of times. We never heard a detailed description of what it is. Is the nation any better off now that the self-declared defenders of this so-called national interest have taken to the streets? Is the nation more serene? Less racist? Or more united?

Judging by the right-wings ideology and their tonality I find it impossible to believe that my human rights would ever be respected should they have anything to do with it. How about your human rights?