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Re:Julian Assange and visitors were spied on by security fir... by catalogia on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @05:04PM (#21589073)
Basically, people have rights only insofar as governments consider that a convenient arrangement.
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Re:Julian Assange and visitors were spied on by security fir... by threeseed on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @05:32PM (#21589331)
Your rights are within the context of a society you live in.

People in different countries have different rights. And governments can usurp those rights as needed e.g. jail you, kill you.

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Re:Julian Assange and visitors were spied on by security fir... by 77pt77 on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @05:22PM (#21589241)
Or in other words, rights only exist when both parties have a similar level of power.
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