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They are not separable in a public health crisis. Your personal autonomy does not trump other's right to life. That well educated people can't tell the differe
by R0b0t1 5y ago
They are not separable in a public health crisis. Your personal autonomy does not trump other's right to life. That well educated people can't tell the difference is what is surprising.
- nradov 5y agoThere is no right to life. There's not even a right to be protected from dangers. That well educated people wrongly believe such a right exists is surprising. Instead of inventing imaginary rights you might be more convincing by focusing on responsibilities.
- R0b0t1 5y agoWhy is murder illegal?
- nradov 5y agoBecause the government has a monopoly on violence. https://www.britannica.com/topic/state-monopoly-on-violence https://www.britannica.com/topic/state-monopoly-on-violence
- R0b0t1 5y agoBut why do they have a monopoly on violence? If no one has a right to life then enforcing that monopoly is pointless.
- nradov 5y agoHolding a monopoly on violence over a particular territory is the fundamental basis of the modern nation state. The state enforces that monopoly primarily to assert and maintain it's own legitimacy.