(February 9, 2012 at 4:07 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Not all "rights" are rational, of course. We are rationalizers..not entirely rational...as it has been famously said. (I would say none are, if we're calling them "objective things")
And those that are not should go.
(February 9, 2012 at 4:07 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I was of the opinion that rights were largely granted by the majority, revoked by the majority, and that we had system in place to determine whether or not we should revoke the right to revoke the right..as it were, in cases where we are unsure if the majority is making a good decision.....
(or the minority of course..really, whoever is in power)
Aren't rights supposed to protect us from those who are in power? Wouldn't it be counter-intuitive to let the person who is violating your rights decide whether or not he gets to do so?
(February 9, 2012 at 4:07 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Honestly, you're not sure if violence is innate to human nature, that violence isn't something that defines us...............?
I'm pretty sure its not.
