I see your point and believe i understand what you are saying. I still do not agree with your take on this issue. For one thing, i am not sure that some rights aren't absolute; IIRC the U.S. Constitution doesn't seem to me to be granting rights so much as it is recognizing rights. Amendment 2 doesn't say that citizens are granted the right to keep and bear arms; it says that this right shall not be infringed.
Some people say that a creator granted us these rights; i'm honestly not 100% sure if this is the case, but i could never say for certain that it is not the case. Or maybe it's just the life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness rights that are natural rights not granted by the Constitution/State, i suppose that is subject to individual interpretation. I consider my right to self defense against physical harm or subjugation to a tyrant through the use of a firearm or whatever means are available to be a natural right, personally, granted by whom/what i'm not certain.
I don't consider a statement that affirms that a person will defend their rights with force if needed to be a threat, unless it is a threat against an aggressor trying to defeat/usurp those rights. When a soldier takes an oath to defend the U.S. and its Constitution, is that a threat?
Some people say that a creator granted us these rights; i'm honestly not 100% sure if this is the case, but i could never say for certain that it is not the case. Or maybe it's just the life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness rights that are natural rights not granted by the Constitution/State, i suppose that is subject to individual interpretation. I consider my right to self defense against physical harm or subjugation to a tyrant through the use of a firearm or whatever means are available to be a natural right, personally, granted by whom/what i'm not certain.
I don't consider a statement that affirms that a person will defend their rights with force if needed to be a threat, unless it is a threat against an aggressor trying to defeat/usurp those rights. When a soldier takes an oath to defend the U.S. and its Constitution, is that a threat?
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