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> I disagree that it's a fundamental right That was my first thought - like, it would great if everybody agreed that it was a fundamental right, but other than
by commandlinefan 3y ago
> I disagree that it's a fundamental right
That was my first thought - like, it would great if everybody agreed that it was a fundamental right, but other than as an empty political talking point, I'm not familiar with any government official in all of recorded history who's ever behaved as if they thought so. It's definitely not codified in any law I've ever seen.
- digging 3y agoAll fundamental human rights are actually progressive political positions if you really want to examine them. For anything we accept as a "right", there was a time and place where people would emphatically argue it was not a right. Human rights are not intrinsic to human beings: they're fundamental to our civilization. I for one look forward to the expansion of fundamental human rights.