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A key part of true "rights" is the ability to do it anyway: you may be subsequently punished by an oppressive state, but you don't need compelled assistance nor
by ctdonath 8y ago
A key part of true "rights" is the ability to do it anyway: you may be subsequently punished by an oppressive state, but you don't need compelled assistance nor permission to do it.
One can speak, publish, make weapons, be quiet, associate, ... and encrypt, all without asking or compelling others first.
Rights are natural, existing without someone else saying so.