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 Today's Taboos
- Clarity About Right & Wrong Prime Minister Kjell Magne
Bondevik of Norway headed
the international conference, "Fighting Terrorism for Humanity,"
in New York City on September 22, 2003, the day prior to the
opening of the UN General Assembly. The quote above was from
his speech at the Conference against Bullying in Norway on September
23, 2002. The Prime Minister is making plans to visit Azerbaijan
in early Spring 2004. Back to Index
AI 11.3 (Autumn 2003) |
"Today's taboos are no longer death
or sexuality. The strongest taboo today is against having clear
ideas of right and wrong. Or even worse, against saying clearly
to other people what is right and wrong, and stopping those who
cross the line. The fear of being moralistic has become a fear
of morals themselves, and as a result many people in our country
feel that they have lost their way. The way forward will be difficult
to find unless we can agree on basic values and where to set
limits."