Late2TheParty@lemmy.worldtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•You have a right to be very respectful to others, and your emotions can't take away that right
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10 days agoWhat do you mean by “right”?
A “right” is guaranteed to us by our government*. People can be shitty to other people because they are also shitty people. Sometimes, there are consequences. Sometimes there are not. But, the government has a mandate they are not allowed to ignore. People can ignore that mandate if they feel they won’t face any repercussions.
Do you want to say “duty”?
People have a moral obligation to be respectful to others. No judge or prosecutor or policeman is going to enforce that upon another citizen.**
*It’s taken, not given.
**Edge cases exist
YMMV
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