I think it gets to the point though. Regardless what was in the hearts of those who drafted it then, there’s plenty of people now who essentially never thought human rights should apply equally to Arabs and Africans. That’s why they think these conventions must go.
Ferrari knows, as do others that uses the argument of change disingenuously (and I believe he is), that change is not binary in a real-world application. This's what some commentators want; that change has to happen and it will be better. No, it'll be different, unpredictable and worse for not them.
Everyone is born equal, but some are more equal than others.
Same with 'Free Speech' - as long as I agree with it!
In a wider sense, that statement is probably true, sadly
Remember, back then we weren't considered to be Europeans either
If you look at Amerika, both Irish and Italian immigrants (and probably plenty others) were very much not considered as white at various times. Of course the Native Americans had been conveniently genocided by then. What an exceptional country: so great every country is seemingly on that path 😬
I thing the ingenious part of racism is its sliding scale
White-ish is more than an infinite range of paint colours 🫡
(also apparently the jury is still out on that one, despite appearances)
Well I know Franz Josef thought you were all a bunch of shits...
And he wasn't completely wrong
Rights for me, but not for thee. See also “oh i didn’t mean you” when Leave voters are asked why they want to “send back” their sister in law, GP, plumber.