We all have a right to our own life – free to act in our own judgement, for our own goals, by our own voluntary, uncoerced choice. Our rights must pose no obligation on our neighbors except to abstain from voilating our rights. We have a right to free action.
Can you see that if I declare that I have a right to (a job, healthcare, food, a car, a house) that it puts an obligation on you to act to provide it for me?
But then, if we have equal rights, you would also have a right to (a job, healthcare, food, a car, a house) and it implies an obligation on me to provide these things to you. But how can I if I don’t have them to provide? These kinds of rights are not rights at all, and unworkable.
If it implies an obligation on someone else, it is not a right.
Why don’t more people understand this?
Very well said. Unfortunately way too many people don’t get this.
Larry- you are spot on……
So simple, so true, but yet so misunderstood. Keep up the good work. We enjoy your emails.
Hey Larry!
Right On! The people that don’t get it are the people on the side lines of life, watching other people on the playing field of life, earning their rewards, and the sideliners saying “I want what you have…but I don’t want to work for it because you owe it me” You can’t win if you don’t play. ….
Really enjoying your blogs. ..Have a great day!
Mary and Mark
Accepting and agreeing with what you’ve said brings with it responsibility and accountability. We have come to a point in our American society where many have not been taught or are unwilling or don’t know how to accept responsibility or be accountable. Our government has fostered a dependency / victim / “you owe me” / “class envy” mentality that many parents have passed on to their children. “We” need to pray and work with our children and those around us and “flush out” and replace the wrong thinkers and doers in government to break this deadly cycle and regain our freedom and liberty…indeed, our very soul.
But we’re not a mass of free-roaming individuals — we’re a community. In the same way that we’ve all agreed to pitch in to build roads, maintain a government, fund an army, and provide libraries to the public, we’ve also decided, democratically or through elected leaders, that some services are also the decent, best option for the greater good of our community, and we went with it accordingly.
Larry,
Perfectly said. We shared this one with our children over dinner last night. Much thought-filled conversation that consisted mostly of undoing what they are being fed by the mainstream media.
Thank you for the jumping off point!
To comment to what you are saying. what are rights then? theres always going to be a obligation on someone else to provide them. (house,car,job) all i can say is you are obligated to provide for yourself. But how? with out depending on someone else.