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This is contrary to Enlightenment philosophy, that influenced the Founders, that reasoned that the rights of man exist outside of government. Yes, the US gover
by tastyfreeze 3y ago
This is contrary to Enlightenment philosophy, that influenced the Founders, that reasoned that the rights of man exist outside of government. Yes, the US government was established to protect those rights. But, individuals can protect their own rights as well absent government.
- ethbr0 3y agoThat's muddling hypothetical rights with de facto rights. Which was the same argument that lead (rightly, IMHO) to their enumeration in the Bill of Rights, in contrast to the unenumerated British system. Individuals protecting "their" un-enumerated rights risk the violent wrath of the state, or are able to do so only because the state chooses to ignore them.
- mrguyorama 3y agoYou are free to believe that as all your shit gets taken without anyone to enforce rights. How is an individual supposed to protect their own rights?
- tastyfreeze 3y agoAnybody that tries to take my shit better be prepared to have some new holes.