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All rights have to be paid for by other people—if you believe that the notion of "right" is well-posed, that is—which I don't.
by mhartl 15y ago
All rights have to be paid for by other people—if you believe that the notion of "right" is well-posed, that is—which I don't.
- tikhonj 15y agoMy understanding of a "right" is not something that must be provided--rather, it's something that cannot be proscribed. A right is passive; all that's needed to provide one is inaction. You don't have to pay anything to not stop me from speaking. Something that has to be provided is probably better called an "entitlement".
- nextparadigms 15y agoIsn't persecution a form of disregarding your rights? Isn't removing Internet access a form of persecution?