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Honestly, I think there only really two human rights: the right to property, and the right to do anything that does not directly infringe upon other people’s ri
by mruts 8y ago
Honestly, I think there only really two human rights: the right to property, and the right to do anything that does not directly infringe upon other people’s rights to do the same.
So for example you don’t have the right to: punch someone, murder them, rape, vandalize their property, etc
You do have the right to: drugs, suicide, crying fire in a theater, hurt or kill animals, hate speech, bullying etc.
A lot of these rights I wouldn’t consider morally acceptable (like harassment), but I strongly believe we need to have a distinction between rights and morality.
- vyodaiken 8y agoSo right to property means I can burn tires on "my" land and pour benzene into the water table? And property titles are maintained by magic pixies and enforced by private police? And I love the idea that crying fire in a theater is exercise of a right. I suppose fraud is simply exercising rights?
- Lkjhmnbv 8y agoI think it's funny that people still don't know anything about the case that codified that shouting fire in a crowded theater should be illegal. Really not the strongest argument when you just give a blase retort with no actual substance. The corporate media seems to get away with fraud, libel, and slander daily. So probably?