Taq writes:
"The right of liberty is the right to stay out of prison if you have not interfered with the liberties of others"
I'll fix that for you:
Taq writes:
If I understand Locke's arguments correctly, tax avoidance is a violation of the social contract and can therefore result in imprisonment.
The right of liberty is the right to stay out of prison if you have not interfered with the liberties of others, or broken an unspecified social contract.
Taq writes:
When you trespass you are violating the rights of others. The same for burglary.
The right of liberty is the right to stay out of prison if you have not interfered with the liberties of others, or broken an unspecified social contract or violated other peoples' rights.
Taq writes:
Animal cruelty is a new comer to the list, and is still controversial. That would probably need a thread of its own.
The right of liberty is the right to stay out of prison if you have not interfered with the liberties of others, or broken an unspecified social contract or violated other peoples' rights or do certain other things that don't break any of the previous rules but still appear to be enough to remove your right to liberty.
Sheeesh! Your right to liberty has so many caveats, it looks like a politician devised it.
Shall we keep going?
I can provide more breaches and you can add more criteria.
Eventually your right to liberty has been cut back until it barely applies to anyone.
So...
Taq writes:
Panda writes:
You continue to be unable to provide a single human right that is not situational, conditional and subjective.
I have supplied three: life, liberty, and property.
Well, all those conditions excludes liberty.
Let's look at property next...
Edited by Panda, : No reason given.
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