▲ 1969 ▼ Tyranny (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Archer@lemmy.world to c/tumblr@lemmy.world 211 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (6 children) written into the constitution permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children) That's why the rights of people today shouldn't be dictated by a document written over a century ago. Idolizing a document over human rights is terrible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] BaumGeist@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well you benefit from that very same document right here (free speech). The first thing tyrants do is get rid of things like constitutions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I meant the ability to add rights and amend, not destroy the document. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Idolizing a document over human rights is terrible. Well, to be clear, human rights, other than being a vague philosophical concept, are also a document. Much younger, and much more sensible and uncompromising, but still also a document. Hopefully if new rights are deemed to be needed, they can be added. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I mean, if a document has specific rights written on it and society moves forward and has need for new rights to be added then we should be ready to rewrite and add rights as opposed to treating the document as divine and unchangeable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children) That's why the rights of people today shouldn't be dictated by a document written over a century ago. Idolizing a document over human rights is terrible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] BaumGeist@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well you benefit from that very same document right here (free speech). The first thing tyrants do is get rid of things like constitutions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I meant the ability to add rights and amend, not destroy the document. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Idolizing a document over human rights is terrible. Well, to be clear, human rights, other than being a vague philosophical concept, are also a document. Much younger, and much more sensible and uncompromising, but still also a document. Hopefully if new rights are deemed to be needed, they can be added. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I mean, if a document has specific rights written on it and society moves forward and has need for new rights to be added then we should be ready to rewrite and add rights as opposed to treating the document as divine and unchangeable. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] BaumGeist@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well you benefit from that very same document right here (free speech). The first thing tyrants do is get rid of things like constitutions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I meant the ability to add rights and amend, not destroy the document. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I meant the ability to add rights and amend, not destroy the document. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Idolizing a document over human rights is terrible. Well, to be clear, human rights, other than being a vague philosophical concept, are also a document. Much younger, and much more sensible and uncompromising, but still also a document. Hopefully if new rights are deemed to be needed, they can be added. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I mean, if a document has specific rights written on it and society moves forward and has need for new rights to be added then we should be ready to rewrite and add rights as opposed to treating the document as divine and unchangeable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I mean, if a document has specific rights written on it and society moves forward and has need for new rights to be added then we should be ready to rewrite and add rights as opposed to treating the document as divine and unchangeable. permalink fedilink source parent
