(Clearwisdom.net) Mr. Jaroslav Zverina sent the
following statement of support to a Falun Gong press conference in Prague's
Krizovnicke Square on the 26th of June 2004, which was the United Nations
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture:
One of the original curses of mankind is its predisposition
to violence. Human beings, like their subhuman relatives, can be very cruel not
only to their real enemies, but to their presumed ones as well. The essence of
cruelty is continuously censored by mankind's culture as inhuman and immoral.
Unfortunately this cultural influence never applies universally and perfectly.
Too often people allow themselves to be seduced into aggressive behavior toward
their fellow man.
The tragedy is that people don't deal with their real enemies
but are cruel to others who don't harm them and who are in fact just the
opposite: those who believe in truthfulness, kindness and rational
contemplation. Among such tragic manifestations is the persecution and torture
of Falun Gong practitioners by the present Chinese Communist regime. I have come
to understand the teachings of this movement, I think quite well, and I can
hardly imagine what has caused the ruling regime's hatred.
I would like to believe that one day we will all wake up to a
world without violence, terrorism and ideological repression. Equality for all
in the eyes of the law and human freedom are basic democratic values. Let us
remember them especially today when we take our stand against torture and
political ill will.
Jaroslav Zverina
Member of Parliament of the Czech Republic and Vice Chairman
of the Committee for the Matters of the European Union
Source http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200407/20691.html
Welcome Note...
Yearly Archive
Printer Version