Freedoms a radical idea, the majority of human beings don't understand the entire concept. Many want freedom but come from countries, cultures, backgrounds that hinder them from being ready for it. Many also come from countries, cultures, backgrounds that ingrained in their minds men are superior to women, even under law and especially under law. It matters. We in the Untied States of America were making progress bit by bit with hard work at getting to the concept of Individual Rights. That is all you need, it is that simple, but various cultures, dogmas, religions, . . through the centuries have chopped blocked rights into all kinds of categories and have also made entitlements seem like rights (which they are NOT).
Even many Americans don't comprehend the full concept of Freedom and Individual Rights, so its ridiculous to expect individuals from other countries that are at the back of the pile on the freedom index chart, to even be close? Not rational, nor wise thinking, or just not thinking at all. To 'Make America Great Again' we should be saying 'Make America Think'. It's not just thinking, because thinking has to be backed by specific values and a philosophy. Freedom is not just a radical idea, it is the right idea needed for a free society, along with its counterpart Individual Rights. The ideas Freedom and Individual Rights were highjacked by Love, Peace, Diversity, Multicultural slogans and their movements.
love
ləv/
noun
- 1.an intense feeling of deep affection.
"babies fill parents with intense feelings of love"
synonyms: deep affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, intimacy, attachment, endearment;More
- 2.a person or thing that one loves.
"she was the love of his life"
synonyms: beloved, loved one, love of one's life, dear, dearest, dear one, darling, sweetheart, sweet, angel, honey; More
verb
- 1.feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone).
Does love sound like a right? If so, it would seem like you have the right to have sex with anyone without their permission? That you don't need consent, if you love someone you have a right to do what you want with them? Scary! There is nothing in the definition of 'Love' that has anything to do with your rights, or if someone infringes upon your rights, you have the protection of the law behind you. I don't want 'Love' to be my ruler, authority or law.
peace
pēs/
noun
- 1.freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility.
"you can while away an hour or two in peace and seclusion"
synonyms: tranquility, calm, restfulness, peace and quiet, peacefulness, quiet, quietness; More
- 2.freedom from or the cessation of war or violence.
Does 'Peace' sound like a right? It might pertain to part of the first amendment, but 'Peace' has nothing to do with rights that are the protection of your life, if someone uses force or fraud against you. Peace is a great idea in the minds of the young because they have not experienced the challenges that will come and make them realize it is not an attainable goal. You don't want to squash the minds of the young, but those who sell the idea of 'World Peace' to them, do them a great disservice.
di·ver·si·ty
dəˈvərsədē,dīˈvərsədē/
noun
- the state of being diverse; variety.
"there was considerable diversity in the style of the reports"- a range of different things.
Does 'Diversity' sound like a right? Nope! A range of variety could mean a range of different laws from different cultures is that the kind of law you want, a range of laws? One courtroom goes by this cultures law, another by another cultures, a meshing pot that could vary? What if you have to move for your job into one of these areas and now must live under this cultures law? There are many celebrities, professional athletes, CEOs, . . . . that have clout, that really need to think about what they sell their fans, because it's a nightmare for some of us, and will only get worse.
mul·ti·cul·tur·al·ism
ˈˌməltēˈkəlCH(ə)rəˌlizəm,ˈˌməltəˈkəlCH(ə)rəˌlizəm,ˈˌməlˌtīˈkəlCH(ə)rəˌlizəm/
noun
- the presence of, or support for the presence of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
Does multiculturalism sound like a right? Nada! It is nice to go out to lunch or diner at restaurants of different ethnicity's, but do all those who own these businesses believe in the law of the United States? How much multiculturalism do you want in America, in your state, City, town? What is more important citizens that are multicultural, or citizens that believe in the important ideas of Freedom and Individual Rights? You can come from a different country and understand the importance of Freedom and Individual Rights, but you can also come from other countries and totally despise those rights and want to change America's laws to a primitive law.
The above are ideas, but they are NOT rights.
More importantly they are ideas that need to be used properly.
Below is a description of what rights are.
"A 'right" is a moral principle defining and sanctioning a man's freedom of action in a social context. There is only one fundamental right (all others are its consequences or corollaries): a man's right to his own life. Life is a process of self-sustaining and self-generated actions; the right to life means the right to engage in self-sustaining and self-generated action - which means: the freedom to take all the actions required by the nature of a rational being for the support, the furtherance, the fulfillment and the enjoyment of his own life. (Such is the meaning the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.)
The concept of a 'right' pertains only to action - specifically, to freedom of action. It means freedom from physical compulsion, coercion or interference by other men.
Thus, for every individual, a right is the moral sanction of a positive - of his freedom to act on his own judgment, for his own goals, by his own voluntary, uncoerced choice. As to his neighbors, his rights impose no obligation on them except of a negative kind: to abstain from violating his rights. . . ."
