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Following your reasoning having a dwelling, schooling, food or water access are not human rights because they're not innately part of a human being. I understan
by qalmakka 6y ago
Following your reasoning having a dwelling, schooling, food or water access are not human rights because they're not innately part of a human being. I understand why you are arguing for a literal application of the term, but I think that doing so fails to capture the intent behind it, that is, that those things might well not be parts of a human being, but they are still an inseverable part of being human.
There are some human needs that inherently depend on resources whose access should be guaranteed to every human being, preferably by the state itself, and I'm deeply convinced that failing to do so is intrinsically a failure at being human. History has shown multiple times that a society that forgets those who are in need is a society where peace is just impossible, plagued by unrest and disparity.