Oddbean

Our rights have been taken by the Satanic pedophile elite. They defend this illusory freedom they've given us Look at their political circus, watch them appoint leaders and pass laws Watch as they allow you the feeling of hope, in the form of a vote We are certainly in war nostr:nevent1qqs0uwk5guehd0damgcyf0ztdrwfh9mzmf6j6qphglygwdwkv55eqlspr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmqzyqzvj9w6alhrsvtl5u6ygjkwuwg2sf5lukqskgjpuhnd6dpal0kvjqcyqqqqqqg93p9cu

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

If you think it’s hard to get freedom, just wait until you have to keep that motherfucker. Being free isn’t comfortable & it isn’t easy. Once obtained, a people should fight tooth & nail to keep their rights. Inalienable means nothing to those who will slowly chip away at the foundations of freedom. Vigilance my friends #freedom #rant #staysovereign

I'm struggling with this assertion. It sounds right at first, but the more I think about it, the more it rubs me the wrong way. Rights are granted, by way of being born human. If you were not born human, then you would have no rights. Rights are not granted by humans, though. (I'm a Christian and I believe that what we call rights are our birthright bestowed on us by God, so that's where I'm coming from, and I'm sure that there is a really long discussion that can and should be had about that.) Therefore, since rights are granted by God, no human may take them away without our permission. So I disagree with the next part of your assertion. There's a part missing for the last bit in order for me to fully agree with it. Rights SHOULD be defended, even for others with whom you disagree on how they are exercising their rights. The should part comes from the fact that they are a precious gift from God, and as such, they are worthy of great efforts to retain. Most of my arguments can be made from a more naturalistic point of view, also, but, I'm not espousing those in my current rebuttal. So, I think that a more correct assertion is: Because I am human, I am granted rights. Any attempt to take these from me will be met with the full force and means I am able to wield to defend them. It's not complete, but, I think it's more logically correct than the original.

for some. for others, they're absolutely granted, taken for granted, & inherited down to their offspring. There is such a thing as the "womb lottery." the windy path of life then makes some work for their rights and others work off their rights.

Yes, rights are not granted, but they are not taken either Matt. Rights cannot be given or taken because they are inalienable. If you say rights are taken from someone it implies they no longer have them which is impossible. As an example you can violate someone's right to bear arms by forcibly confiscateing the guns but that person still has the right to bear arms. Rights are either respected or violated.

Sort of, but not everything that's taken and defended is a right. Taxes, for example. There's a higher standard that rights have to meet than "you can't stop me, therefore it's my right", otherwise the concept of rights has no meaning.