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So, the poor don't have a right to education because they cannot pay? What about food aid to Africa? I think the concept of human right is independent of the co
by Jun8 15y ago
So, the poor don't have a right to education because they cannot pay? What about food aid to Africa? I think the concept of human right is independent of the cost or who pays for it, at least in principle.
- tsotha 15y agoDepends on where you're from. There are some countries where that's true and some where it is not.
- JabavuAdams 15y agoWell, aren't human rights meant to be intrinsic to humans, not dependent on the legal jurisdiction like civil rights? One can argue whether this is realistic, or not, but in principle human rights are distinct from civil rights.
- tsotha 15y agoAh, well, if you're arguing from that perspective then no, these things are not human rights.
- icebraining 15y agoaren't human rights meant to be intrinsic to humans Those are Natural rights, also called "nonsense upon stilts" by Jeremy Bentham and "imaginary, like the Bogeyman" by George Carlin ;)