brockm on Nostr: But that's not what we generally mean by "rights". I could just as soon say "you have ...
But that's not what we generally mean by "rights". I could just as soon say "you have a right to your life as long as someone doesn't kill you" to follow the same pattern of reasoning. Rights are social rules we expect other people to respect, and are generally enforced through legitimated consequences for their violation.
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