Comment by xienze
2 days ago
> Human rights are famously almost impossible to clearly define
Actually, not really. Just apply the "desert island" thought experiment to any given "human right." If you're not afforded that "human right" should you wind up on a desert island one day, it's not really a "human right" but rather a "right" that requires state backing to exist (and subject to its whims as you pointed out).
The fact you think that qualifies as a "clear" definition is fascinating.
This feels like just a reflexive regurgitation of the distinction between positive and negative rights that has no relevance to the discussion at all
What?