W's clarity

I couldn't help but laugh this morning when I read this:

President Bush criticized China's record on human rights and religious freedom in a speech he made before going to China for the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics. "I have spoken clearly, candidly and consistently with China's leaders about our deep concerns over religious freedom and human rights," he said. "And I have met repeatedly with Chinese dissidents and religious believers. The United States believes the people of China deserve the fundamental liberty that is the natural right of all human beings."

'Fundamental liberty' that is the 'natural right'.....what the fuck does that mean? That certainly isn't clear.

'Fundamental liberty' sounds like 'free will'. If that's the case, let the Chinese be. It's their choice of governing and being governed.

'Natural right' is a tough one. To do what? To believe in whatever? So long as it is the cruel and unusually false New Testament and other spiritual nonsense that's constantly promulgated by crackpot evangelicals who spew hate and fear in order to fatten their coffers? So let the Chinese believe in whatever.

Frankly, I'm not sure if there really is either a 'fundamental liberty' or 'natural right' for human beings. We're lucky to exist. We should be thankful for the Mount Everest-sized meteor that killed off the dinosaurs. Surely, that was NOT the work of a mysterious all-knowing and all-present deity.

Then again, the bible-thumpers don't believe in dinosaurs since the Earth is less than 10,000 years old.