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TB — 2/22/2008 4:34:03 PM (archived)

There is a large philosophical gap between the idea that governments exist to protect rights that are naturally inherent in humanity (created or not), and the idea that governments exist to grant and withhold rights at its choosing, usually collective ones.

Humans as free individuals and humans as wards of the State.

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Anyone watching the debate? - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/22/2008 1:47:13 AM
- re: Anyone watching the debate? - JEKing - 2/23/2008 10:08:25 PM
  - Fool me once.....can't get fooled again! - Lindy - 2/23/2008 11:18:09 PM
  - Wow, haven't seen you in ages.... - Lindy - 2/23/2008 10:31:25 PM
    - re: Wow, haven't seen you in ages.... - JEKing - 2/23/2008 11:40:38 PM
      - re: Wow, haven't seen you in ages.... - Lindy - 2/24/2008 12:52:51 AM
        
        More bad news for McCain - Lindy - 2/24/2008 1:56:34 AM
- The paradox - Raoul - 2/22/2008 9:11:39 AM
  - re: The paradox - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/23/2008 1:53:28 AM
  - No one grants us rights - Eri - 2/22/2008 1:10:49 PM
    - Endowed by their creator ? - Raoul - 2/22/2008 7:21:37 PM
      - re: Endowed by their creator ? - Marcia - 2/22/2008 11:26:52 PM
      - I found the Belgian constitution quite instructive. - TB - 2/22/2008 7:55:43 PM
    - re: No one grants us rights - TB - 2/22/2008 4:34:03 PM
      - In the US the government exists to deny rights. - Bowser - 2/23/2008 5:55:47 AM
      - In the United States - Eri - 2/22/2008 5:47:16 PM
        
        re: In the United States - TB - 2/22/2008 7:26:06 PM
        
        re: In the United States - Robert - 2/22/2008 5:54:54 PM
        
        "centralization" - TB - 2/22/2008 9:23:40 PM
      - re: No one grants us rights - Robert - 2/22/2008 5:44:54 PM
        
        re: No one grants us rights - TB - 2/22/2008 7:08:01 PM
        
        There you go again - Robert - 2/23/2008 12:02:11 AM
        
        re: There you go again - TB - 2/23/2008 2:58:02 AM
        
        Well done, Robert (n/t) - Eri - 2/22/2008 5:50:16 PM
- Plagiarism! You'll be hearing from my lawyers! (n/t) - Tush Limbaugh - 2/22/2008 4:17:15 AM
- Yes I am..No you are not...yes I am...NO! you are not - Emily Littela - 2/22/2008 3:31:50 AM

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