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Saying something is a human right seems roughly equivalent to saying sentient beings should not abridge another sentient being's right to something, not that an
by theonemind 5y ago
Saying something is a human right seems roughly equivalent to saying sentient beings should not abridge another sentient being's right to something, not that any particular corporation or government accepts or practices it.
Human slavery was once completely legal in the United States, and before the declaration of human rights existed, and we could still call that a human rights violation.
- omegaBroom 5y agoIt still is if you are a prisoner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_labor_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_labor_in_the_United_Stat...
- genewitch 5y agoAnd why does the US have one of the highest per capita incarceration rates on earth? 23¢ an hour, maybe?