By What Right? · 9:12pm Nov 23rd, 2012
A little note before I start this; when I ask "by what right", I mean both as an individual and as part of a group. People do not gain or lose rights by banding together, therefore whatever is wrong for an individual is also wrong for a group.
You believe firearms are dangerous. Very well, you have the right not to buy one. By what right do you prevent me from owning one?
You believe gasoline-powered automobiles are bad for the environment. Very well, you have the right to drive a hybrid, battery-powered vehicle, or walk. By what right do you force me to do the same?
You believe gay marriage is wrong. Very well, you have the right to be heterosexual. By what right do you prevent me from marrying who I choose?
You believe the poor should be taken care of. Very well, you have the right to use your own money and devote your own time to taking care of them. By what right do you force me to do the same?
You believe hunting is wrong. Very well, you have the right not to hunt and can even use your own money to make a private reserve. By what right do you prevent me from hunting?
You believe making money is wrong. Very well, you have the right not to make any. By what right do you prevent me from making money?
By what right do you get to decide how much taxes I pay?
By what right do you get to decide what the money I make goes to?
By what right do you get to decide how much I pay the workers I hire?
By what right do you get to decide how much I charge for the product I create or the service I provide?
I could go on, but I'm sure you're starting to get the idea.
It's the question people rarely ask when they are forced to do something against their will. It's the question that's never answered by the environmentalists, the gun-grabbers, the people against gay marriage, by anyone who tries to force their views on others. Why don't they? Because the fact is, no person has the right to force their views on others (if they did, who would have the right to force what ideas on whom?).
Why is it so important? For one, have you ever asked yourself by what right someone forces you to do something against your will, something that causes no actual PHYSICAL harm to anyone else? Have the people who tried to force you ever given you a logical reason why they can do such a thing? Have they ever told you why it is right to follow their beliefs, but wrong to follow your own? If they haven't, how can what they do be moral? And if it's not moral, why do you allow it to happen? And if you allow it to happen, what's stopping the person from forcing you to do something worse?
If you don't stand up for your right to be free to do whatever brings you happiness so long as you don't use force on others, then the other person has no reason to respect it. The first step towards making them respect is by asking BY WHAT RIGHT!
And to those who would answer these questions by saying "Because I have the bigger club", know that by doing so, you are renouncing your own right to be free from physical force. One cannot rationally and morally demand his/her rights be respected, yet take part in or advocate the violation of the rights of others.
Because as we all know, 100% of gun-related injuries are self-inflicted. I am personally in favor of the second amendment, but this is a dumb point and you should feel dumb for having made it. Also, you only needed to say this three times max to make your point; just because you're using a different issue doesn't mean you aren't just repeating yourself.
You're one of those idiots who's against forcing people to wear masks, aren't you.
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Do you shit your undies every time someone thinks differently than you, or am I just special?
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No, I just needed a free punching bag and that's really all this is worth.
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Like I said, kiss my ass.