RT @Ocasio2018@twitter.com: Maybe instead of Republicans drooling over every minute of footage of me in slow-mo, waiting to chop up word slips that I correct in real-tomd, they actually step up enough to make the argument they want to make:
that they don’t believe people deserve a right to healthcare. https://twitter.com/NirajAntani/status/1064348363225792512
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Ocasio2018/status/1064354368256966659
@doctorow
I think there's a fundamental difference in what people mean by a "right" and whether it means you are free from others imposing on you or whether it means you impose on others.
If you have a right to free speech, for example, it puts no obligation on me except perhaps tolerating, ignoring your speech. Your right is not an imposition on me requiring me to do something for you to retain your right. If I do nothing, your rights are not violated. Your rights do not enslave me.
If you have a right to a product or service, then it's an obligation on me to provide services to you. If I do nothing, I'm now guilty of violating your rights. Your rights now enslave me.
I tend to be in favor of rights that don't enslave the population.
