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Originally Posted by chaos  Look no offense, but take your philosophy and shove it up your ass. It has no bearing on reality, whether or not we come into being with rights or are granted them by the government, it is a purely semantical argument. |
No, it's not. It has huge implications. If we are not born with natural rights, a government is ethically allowed to do whatever it wants, to impose any law it wants. A "government-given right" is an oxymoron. If you view rights as what the government allows, then they are privileges. And after all, privileges can be taken away.
