George Carlin pretty well settled this. We have no rights, only privileges. They are given to us by our government, and they will be taken away any time it sees fit. Source, 1942 we sent japanese Americans to internment camps, and before that we'd throw anyone in jail if we thought they liked communism.
They government is under no obligation to uphold their end of this contract, and you should feel lucky you were born in a country that will mostly allow you to have your privilege
Ibicnic t1_j76jdw6 wrote
Reply to There Are No Natural Rights (without Natural Law): Addressing what rights are, how we create rights, and where rights come from by contractualist
George Carlin pretty well settled this. We have no rights, only privileges. They are given to us by our government, and they will be taken away any time it sees fit. Source, 1942 we sent japanese Americans to internment camps, and before that we'd throw anyone in jail if we thought they liked communism.
They government is under no obligation to uphold their end of this contract, and you should feel lucky you were born in a country that will mostly allow you to have your privilege