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Every country owes you basic human rights. Sure, even basic human rights are just a concept humans invented and you can certainly have a country that just says
by danbruc 10y ago
Every country owes you basic human rights. Sure, even basic human rights are just a concept humans invented and you can certainly have a country that just says no, we believe the idea of basic human rights is wrong. That would certainly be a very nice place to live. I on the other hand would certainly refrain from visiting it.
- anigbrowl 10y agoRights are only as strong as your ability to assert them.
- danbruc 10y agoSo I should probably bring guns and explosives to the airport to lend some weight to my rights in case somebody has a differing opinion. That could turn out quite interesting... And now I am left wondering if comments like this make it harder to get through the airport. How humorless and paranoid is the system?
- anigbrowl 10y agoWell there are few penalties for ignoring international law, so while I share your love of the concept I have to recognize that without teeth international law isn't going to protect you from a bad government, wherever that happens to be. A few people have been prosecuted in the International Criminal Court, but I don't think that's a serious deterrent to most international actors.