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Not really. Something can be a right and an obligation at the same time. For instance there is the right to vote. Historically, in certain periods and countries
by eftychis 8y ago
Not really. Something can be a right and an obligation at the same time. For instance there is the right to vote. Historically, in certain periods and countries vote was/is mandatory. (e.g. Greece)
Sometimes, a right or measure has to become mandatory to ensure people enjoy it.
- fwn 8y agoI always wondered whether mandatory voting isn't just a plain duty, like paying taxes. If you get penalized for not voting all the modern democratic idealism which portraits voting as a right is pretty stale. I completely get why the classic Greeks came up with it, though. They were obviously far more tribal in their culture.