(April 2, 2011 at 3:29 pm)tackattack Wrote: How about there are rights that are beneficial to any society that all people should have access to and be granted?
Depends on the kind of society you intend to foster. It certainly will not foster an adaptable and competitive community if protect the society from every 'evil' you can conceive of. Also, not all people should have the 'access to bear arms'... only those who show they are competent in the use of a tool should be allowed to use that tool outside of controlled conditions in which to learn to use a tool. I'm against 'baseline rights' for a people. They are entitled to nothing that have not proven themselves capable of doing anything.
But that's my own belief. 'Rights' are plenty often granted as you suggest (minus beneficial) with some few exceptions.
Quote:I've changed my tune a little on this after thinking more about the first amendment. Bottom line here is they're entitled to burn what they want to get their point across. They entitled to spit on people and do almost anything except attack others physically to get their point across. If people don't have mutual respect, peace and understanding before they are granted these rights or immigrated into society, the society obtaining them is weaker for it not stronger, and would be better putting a stop to it, before sympathizers tear apart the country internally.
The bottom line is that we are *not* allowed to burn things to express our speech. I should be impressed if a man who spits upon a president is not arrested immediately. If you are denied the ability to attack others as a statement, then it is clear that your ability to state (by whatever means) is not free.
Try not to blame the common people, immigrants and 'natives' alike, because employers see no reason to offer more jobs.
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
