tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post5958280018645356860..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Moral Rights vs. Legal RightsAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-84938321194810440542010-05-13T06:00:18.494-06:002010-05-13T06:00:18.494-06:00Stone
To take advantage of the fact that other pe...<b>Stone</b><br /><br />To take advantage of the fact that other people are in a position where their rights are not being protected is what is typically defined as "evil".<br /><br />After all, Hitler could make the same claim when it comes to killing the Polish Jews. He was taking advantage of the fact that other countries do not well protect the rights of their citizens.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-87858605667783374312010-05-13T02:51:35.128-06:002010-05-13T02:51:35.128-06:00The idea that the US government only gives it'...The idea that the US government only gives it's citizens X, Y and Z rights is conceptually incorrect. It only protects the rights of the citizens within its own border and takes advantage of the fact that foreign countries do not protect the same rights equally when it condones some of the actions it does on foreign soil.stonehttp://kpin.blogspot.com/2007/08/injustice-of-texas-capital-punishment.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-76131786219023796092008-07-11T00:32:00.000-06:002008-07-11T00:32:00.000-06:00Let me just comment that a government does not gra...Let me just comment that a government does not <I>grant</I> or deny rights. A government can only be established to protect or not protect rights subjectively. The idea that the US government only gives it's citizens X, Y and Z rights is conceptually incorrect. It only protects the rights of the citizens within its own border and takes advantage of the fact that foreign countries do not protect the same rights equally when it condones some of the actions it does on foreign soil.Omnilordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12318583890789438860noreply@blogger.com