(July 16, 2015 at 10:13 pm)Jenny A Wrote:(July 16, 2015 at 10:10 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Then why do we get so upset when we hear about tyrannical governments? If we don't inherently deserve any more right than what those in power are willing to give us, then why get upset if another country is cool with slavery, for example.
You're confusing a list of rights with a list of things people in our modern western society wish were universal rights. What upsets us and what is universal are not the same. And whether we wish them to be rights or not they aren't. They are violated all the time. Hence we are upset.
What is violated?
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
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