Originally Posted by Almost Naomi
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Therefore the idea that one group of people/beings decides who does and does not have rights -- it makes my skin crawl.

Because if you can do that, then forget all that garbage about "inherent rights," because there aren't any. The only rights that exist are the ones you are granted by those higher on the ladder than you.
Thanks, Julia, for zeroing in on that so concisely. I totally agree. How can anyone, logically, have the 'right' to dictate inherent rights?

I thank you too, Mellow Julia.



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