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“You have a right not to be murdered” is also not a negative right, then.
by vertex-four 8y ago
“You have a right not to be murdered” is also not a negative right, then.
- asabjorn 8y agoI don’t have to do anything to figure out if I should murder you or not. It’s just wrong and there are only two options. However, I have to do something active to be obliged to not offend your beliefs as there are as many sets of beliefs that might offend as there are people. And what offends one might please another. Big difference.
- pdabbadabba 8y agoTotally correct! But this doesn't have to do with whether these are positive or negative rights. It just highlights the fact that some negative rights are more easily understood and applied than others.