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You think that rights are magical? That acknowledging their existence makes the boogie man go away or all the bad things go away? What sort of childish thought is that? Natural rights doesn't mean that everything will be fair and that people will have their rights recognized. It's a premise for the limitation of government power against the People. We all do have the same base set of innate and inalienable rights all based in life, liberty, and property. Rightful government is constructed to adhere and be restricted by the rights of the individual. Are there ****ty places in the world? Yes. Does that mean that rights don't exist? Of course not, that's not a logical conclusion in the least.
Not magical...mythical. I think its a flawed idea. A WONDERFUL idea...but flawed.
WE in the US enjoy certain rights NOT because we are endowed by our creator of these rights, but because after thrwoing off an oppressive regime that DIDNT believe in those rights, formed a government with a constitution that DECLARED the rights we now enjoy to be mandated and our rule of law to support those rights.
But make no mistake...what we in the US consider 'rights' are not at all respected...honored or enjoyed in other places.
Here, we have a 'right' to a fair trial. Other places? Not so much. We have a right to adequate representation. There? Forget it.
What makes us different?