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Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right?
From: Kevin Stange <kevin () steadfast net>
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:01:01 -0600
On 01/05/2012 11:34 AM, Jon Schipp wrote:
I think the idea that food, shelter etc. are human rights is absurd. Doesn't that imply that someone must provide those things for me? What if they don't want to? Does that mean they are forced to? Which would be a violation of their human rights.
Human rights are things that no government or person should have the right to *take away* from someone. For example, a government need not provide food to all people who need it necessarily, but they must not prevent people from gaining access to food if they want it. I would argue that the better societies have systems in place for providing access to things that are human rights via the government when no one else is able to step up. -- Kevin Stange Chief Technology Officer Steadfast Networks http://steadfast.net Phone: 312-602-2689 ext. 203 | Fax: 312-602-2688 | Cell: 312-320-5867
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