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From: brian@digi-g.UUCP (Merlyn Leroy)
Newsgroups: net.politics.theory
Subject: Re: Problems with libertarianism.
Message-ID: <576@digi-g.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Apr-85 04:32:29 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 29 04:32:29 1985
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Summary: 

Barry Steven Fagin writes:

>>I don't believe rights exist ... 
>
>I thought as much.  I'm content to leave the discussion here, although
>I hope all netters will ponder carefully the consequences of Mr. Huybensz's
>statement.
>
>--Barry

My nomination for Out-Of-Context Quote of the Year!

If you READ the article, Mike seems to be saying that a person's "rights"
don't exist in the sense that "Good" and "Evil" don't exist (see net.religion).
People claiming that "I have a >*RIGHT*< to do xxx" are basically arguing that
people have an innate somethingorother that gives them this right.  Rights
only exist as part of a society; a lone human on earth needs "rights" as
much as a ping-pong table.

Merlyn Leroy
Exercising his RIGHT
					...fingers