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by xor1 2812 days ago
Technically there are no intrinsic human rights and it's up to us as a society to define them.
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I don't think you really want to go down that road... Historically, most societies have "chosen" a set of expansive "rights" for the top and limited rights for the bottom. I say "chosen" because most societies had it chosen for them by whoever conquered them, or at best, the lower classes had it chosen for them by those with power.