| ▲ | thinkingtoilet 2 days ago | |
>The first amendment doesn't give people rights: people already have those rights. Says who? Prove it. Go to Russia and say something bad about the government and see how well this right you think you magically get holds up. | ||
| ▲ | icepat 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
Regardless of if you agree with the US Constitution's perspective on self-evident rights, your point here does not negate what they said, simply indicates that the Russian government is not constrained in the same way the US government is. | ||
| ▲ | seanw444 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Infringement on a right doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The perspective with which we look at rights vs. privileges matters in a society, so it's not just semantics. | ||
| ▲ | nairboon 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Says the amendment: "Congress shall make no law...." https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1/ Why would an US constitution amendment have any effect in Russia? | ||
| ▲ | ekjhgkejhgk 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Russia is completely irrelevant to the argument I presented. As a separate point, Russia is also a shithole which I refuse spending time thinking about. | ||
| ▲ | smlavine 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Says God, would say the framers. | ||