These people never seem to realize that even at its most basic level, ensuring equal rights and freedoms requires a level of forfeiting individual freedoms. In order for everyone to have equal right to physical safety, you forego your freedom to punch them in the face without consequence.

These people go to talk about democracy, describe anarchy, then get upset when reality doesn't meet their expectations. Your expectations don't meet reality, bud.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They also don't understand that protecting rights usually means defending awful people being awful. Rights are meaningless if only the right people get them.

[–] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It depends on your definition of awful. People with opposing opinions, perfectly within their legal bounds? Yes. People violating the rights and safety of others? Absolutely not.