Comment on Why would someone openly say that they oppose human rights?
hushable@lemmy.world 11 months agoAnother common argument I’ve heard is regarding crime and criminals. Some politicians in my country tout that you cannot arrest criminals and we spend a fortune maintaining jails as if they were 5 star hotels. This is of course not true, but it does rail up the tough on crime crew who believe the only reason crime is rampant it is because it somehow allowed by human rights.
jasory@programming.dev 10 months ago
“Since human rights are international agreements”
No they’re not. Not in philosophy and not even in international law.
hushable@lemmy.world 10 months ago
un.org/…/universal-declaration-of-human-rights
jasory@programming.dev 10 months ago
You realise that’s not an actual agreement to do anything right?
I’m not a total buffoon.
hushable@lemmy.world 10 months ago
un.org/…/universal-declaration-of-human-rights