Jonah and I have already written about the UNESCO censorship (sorry, ‘cultural diversity’) convention, but to understand quite how obnoxious an idea this is, take a look at these comments from Le Monde, reported in the Independent:

“The incredible mobilisation of member states of Unesco … will stay in the memory as a rare moment…They have reaffirmed loud and clear that culture is not a merchandise like others. They have called on the creators of tomorrow … to rise up against the dominant culture and block the American steamroller.”

Shamefully, Tony Blair’s Britain, no friend of freedom, voted in favor of the convention, its ambassador to UNESCO coming up with weasel words in which he described the document as “clear, carefully balanced, and consistent with the principles of international law and fundamental human rights.”

It least he didn’t say it would bring peace in our time.

The US should never have rejoined this worthless organization (what was Bush thinking?). It should pull out now for good.