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> Appealing to human rights just because we say so is as baseless as appealing to astrology or the will of Zeus. You are this close to a realisation.
by mrkeen 6y ago
> Appealing to human rights just because we say so is as baseless as appealing to astrology or the will of Zeus.
You are this close to a realisation.
- Anointmous 6y agoWell, maybe first they will appeal to "the we", "the collective", "the identity", or the will of the emperor. Then it will descend into the superstition after the dictatorship. I much prefer the Christian religion to that, even if I weren't a believer. Mob rule and government rule - dictator rule is just an extension of "we" rule - and who is we and who gets to say? And that is, after all, what this article is about.
- dang 6y agoPlease don't be snarky, or sneer, or do shallow dismissals, in HN comments. All that is in the site guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.