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Re:Silicon Valley’s ‘unicorns’ have regulators worried by ubernostrum on Saturday April 02, 2016 @04:51PM (#11413376)
What "natural right" do people have to free association?

(hint: the answer is none, because there is no such thing as a "natural right")

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Re:Silicon Valley’s ‘unicorns’ have regulators worried by coupdetaco on Monday April 04, 2016 @02:35AM (#11419795)
Natural rights are those rights given to you by god.
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Re:Silicon Valley’s ‘unicorns’ have regulators worried by cynical_sheet on Saturday April 02, 2016 @05:36PM (#11413589)
So, there is really no objective justification for the existence of US government, because its supposed purpose it to protect 'basic rights', such as life, liberty and pursuit of haaapineeess(i.e. ensure that subset of homo sapiens species can release endorphins, dopamine, anandamide...). Since rights don't exist, there is nothing to protect. It's kinda like paying security staff to protect non-existing house. BTW, contingent rights flow from natural rights and if those are illusory, then all rights and laws are not justifiable.
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