Hello Everyone,

The following two articles by Dr. Hossein Bagher Zadeh are very
thought-provoking:

 

http://www.iran-emrooz.de/yaddasht/bagerz800802.html

 

www.iran-emrooz.de/yaddasht/bagerz800809.html

 

I think before the fall of the Soviet Union, the progressive thinkers
were just focussed on freedom, whereas since the fall of the Soviet union,

more and more thinkers have been discussing responsibility alongside

freedom.  In fact, Karl Popper in his interviews entitled "Lessons

of This Century" emphasizes the issue of responsibility and
even focusses more on rule of law and even regulating Television,

with regards to violence, and sees it critical for *children's rights*. 

Actually areas such as children's rights are hardly discussed fully

in the human rights literature.  Popper actually saw the
underdog of our era to be the children, as he notes in those
interviews of 1990's.

 

Also as far as the economic justice, Karl Popper wrote the following
interesting passage in his autobiography, which is quoted ion

Page 5 of his "Lessons of This Century":
 

"I remained a socialist for several years after my rejection of Marxism;

and if there could be such thing as socialism combined with

individual liberty, I would be a socialist still. For nothing could be

better than living a modest, simple, and free life in an egalitarian society.
It took some time before I recognized this is as no more than a

beautiful dream; that freeedom is more important than equality;

that the attempt to realize equality endangers freedom;
and that, if freedom is lost, there will not even be equality among

the unfree."

 

Nonetheless I think the discussion of social justice within the

economies of the post-industrial society, and the topics of global

economy, are very important topics and the thought-provoking

articles of Dr. Bagher Zadeh are real great food for thought.
I really enjoyed reading them.  My best regards for his valuable
contributions to the areas of human rights that are focussed on Iran.

 

All the Best,
- Sam Ghandchi