what do people think about human rights issues
What sort of viewpoint are often connected with human right issues?
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Most people don't know what they are talking about, so they assume that whatever they happen to believe is a law of the universe. A few years ago two white men in Texas tied a black man to a pickup and dragged him until he died. A KKK member came to investigate and he made a statement on tv: "That boy probably stole something from them and they was just paying him back. Race had nothing to do with it." In his mind there were laws of the universe in operation: all black men are named "boy", all black men are thieves, and it's normal for white men to exact a death penalty without a trial.
Right means straight up, square, correct, the strong arm, a legal privilege. The common meaning to all those things is strength. You have a right to life, but only if you are strong enough to cling to it. You have a right to the space you occupy, but only if you are strong enough to defend it. You have a right to own property, but only if you can guard it from all attackers. You may obtain the services of a champion to defend your rights, or create a government for that purpose, but of course the champion's loyalty might become a concern, and governments always eventually renege on the contract. The point of this is that "rights" are made up by people who live in groups. People who don't live in groups only concern themselves with responsibilities.