Rumble Turns Off Access in Brazil Because of Government's Censorship Demands

Re:Rumble Turns Off Access in Brazil Because of Government's... by kelnos on Sunday December 24, 2023 @02:57PM (#38756275)

There's no such thing as a natural right. The rights we have only exist because someone in power has granted them.

You can believe that everyone should have freedom of speech (and I'd agree with you), but one look around the world should show you that it is not a natural right, as clearly it is suppressed heavily in some places. And even in places that claim to guarantee from of speech usually still restrict it in some ways.

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Re:Rumble Turns Off Access in Brazil Because of Government's... by Georgelemental on Sunday December 24, 2023 @03:05PM (#38756360)

Someone stranded on a desert island, thousands of miles from all civilization, can say anything they want without repercussions. Their right to free expression is innate, part of being human.

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Re:Rumble Turns Off Access in Brazil Because of Government's... by kelnos on Sunday December 24, 2023 @03:09PM (#38756391)

Having the ability to do something under restricted circumstances doesn't make it a natural right. If something is truly a natural right, then they should be able to exercise that right under any circumstances, in any situation.

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Re:Rumble Turns Off Access in Brazil Because of Government's... by Georgelemental on Sunday December 24, 2023 @03:21PM (#38756498)

There are two requirements for something to be a natural right:

- It must be something any human can exercise in the absence of outside interference by other humans;

- Any such interference must be presumptively immoral.

Freedom of expression meets both the empirical and moral requirements for being a natural right.

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