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The only things that can be "human rights" are the things a society can consistently provide for just about everyone. The "human right" nomenclature just means
by quirkot 9y ago
The only things that can be "human rights" are the things a society can consistently provide for just about everyone. The "human right" nomenclature just means we're going to spend some effort to push it from 98% to 100%.
- bkeroack 9y agoHuman rights aren't "provided" to you. You are born with them and they can never be taken away, only violated by thugs and tyrants.
- quirkot 9y agoif not "provide" than "ensure" ... although if you feel that food, clean water, shelter, or health are human rights those are things you aren't necessarily born with.
- icebraining 9y agoThat's not a consensual view.
- dqpb 9y agoNo, there is no such thing. We are born with mirror neurons, empathy, instincts for cooperation perhaps, but it doesn't make sense to say you are born with rights. Rights are a social construct.