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> Do you not think that there are universal human rights? I know attempts have been made to come up with "universal rights". But to my point, not everyone agre
by wcoenen 6y ago
> Do you not think that there are universal human rights?
I know attempts have been made to come up with "universal rights". But to my point, not everyone agrees with them. For example, the convention on children's rights has not been ratified by the US.
The poster I first responded to, has since clarified that he meant something like US law working as a blacklist of what is forbidden (as opposed to a whitelist of what is allowed). So the discussion about universal rights was a bit of a red herring, sorry.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoI said nothing like that, it has nothing to do with US law, but I also don't think universal rights exist in the way you two are discussing. On a deserted island with no government, you still have the right to free speech without anyone giving it to you.
- joubert 6y ago> deserted island with no government, you still have the right to free speech without anyone giving it to you "Rights" do not really make sense if you're the only human around.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoThey don't serve a purpose, but they still work the same. And if a second person suddenly shows up, you wouldn't suddenly bestow them with rights.