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Free speech under threat: a case study in double standards : Comments
By Graham Preston, published 25/9/2014What would you think if police were to arrest a person who was peacefully standing on a public footpath in Australia while holding a sign quoting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
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Posted by Yuyutsu, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 11:57:40 PM
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"human rights", "woman's right", "rights of the child", "right to live" (including of foetuses), "right to abortion", "right to free speech", "right to privacy"... and down the bottom of this page, "All rights reserved."
I claim that my life is God-given.
Others say that their life is their own.
Others again say that their life is from nature.
Actually, those three statements do not contradict each other.
But one thing is clear and obvious: Life is NOT from the state. Life is NOT state-given.
A 'right' is kind of a favour bestowed by a stronger entity, presumably by their mercy and grace and for which we are supposed to be thankful and indebted.
A 'right' can therefore be also taken away at any time just as it was bestowed.
No, we don't owe our life to the state or its government!
No, we don't owe them anything. We are not indebted to them in any way.
No, we don't need their token 'right' to confirm our life and freedom.
It is wrong to take away our freedom.
It is wrong to take away our life.
- but this has nothing to do with "rights".