Ibicnic t1_j76jdw6 wrote on February 4, 2023 at 1:37 PM

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

contractualist OP t1_j76mnk2 wrote on February 4, 2023 at 2:06 PM

This argument is discussed in the piece and rejected.

VitriolicViolet t1_j792w9c wrote on February 5, 2023 at 12:39 AM

poorly.

rights and morals are determined by popularity and force (pretty much all of history stands as evidence, you necessarily claim morals and rights are objective yet have not proven it at all)

contractualist OP t1_j7bj0tj wrote on February 5, 2023 at 3:56 PM

This is moral relativism that this substack addresses and refutes. Right and wrong mean something. And natural rights derive from this objective ethics.