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Originally Posted by Proph
Rights came before governments.
Governments are supposedly there to protect your rights, but the mechanism is always abused by sociopaths that eventually and inevitably gain power.
Well, I value my right to a sense of safety, and appreciate the laws in place
which definitely do discourage DUIs and the discharging of weapons in public.
I value my civil rights and appreciate having laws in place
which definitely do mitigate racism, sexism, and other oppressive forces.
I value my right to making a living wage, and appreciate the laws in place which
definitely do allow for this to happen.
If magically we all suddenly teleported to Libtopia, none of the above would be true any longer. People would be discharging fully automatic weapons in the streets without concern of reprimand (so long as potted plants weren't shattered), we would be back to enduring 19th century (contemporary 3rd world) labor conditions, and we would be all envious of how fair and balanced things were during the days of Don Draper.
For someone who reveres the lessons history can teach us, it's strange you conveniently forget the reasons why the laws you detest originally came to be.