• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    That is generally how rights work, yes. But not how rights for people who believe in a humanist moral outlook think should work.

    • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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      precisely. when we talk about who runs the government and how they should operate it, we are generally (i can’t speak for everyone) trying to navigate getting the rights the government grants us to align as perfectly as possible with the dignities we possess