Rights

[m_m]

So, when some  people don't respect my rights, this is not a legal issue. 

Just now, studiot said:

 

And now you have introduced two examples of a different word - freedom.

What does that have to do with rights ?

 

I mean that rights imply some freedom to act. 

Edited 17 hours ago by m_m

[studiot]

Just now, m_m said:

I mean that rights imply some freedom to act

What on earth does that mean ?

I have the right to buy a £1million house.

Pity I don't have the money freedom to buy one though.

[m_m]

Just now, studiot said:

What on earth does that mean ?

I have the right to buy a £1million house.

Pity I don't have the money freedom to buy one though.

Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory.[1] Rights are an important concept in law and ethics, especially theories of justice and deontology.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights

I don't know whether there's the scientific definition of rights.

[m_m]

25 minutes ago, studiot said:

I have the right to buy a £1million house.

You don't need the right to buy a 1milllion house. This could be your wish, or a goal. 

If you wanted to buy the house in another country, you would need the right.

I think that rights are man-made limits to freedom. 

 

[zapatos]

On 3/9/2025 at 4:02 AM, m_m said:

But...it also doesn't mean that our neighbors have the right to use their property in a way that interferes with My right to enjoy my property.

 

Those are not rights in the US. Those are examples of laws that reflect societal values, and are an acknowledgment of the potential for conflict and a desire to limit that conflict. 

Edited 14 hours ago by zapatos

[swansont]

14 hours ago, m_m said:

So, when some  people don't respect my rights, this is not a legal issue. 

I mean that rights imply some freedom to act. 

The freedom to act is simple - no such right exists. Not as a right that broadly exists in democracies (such as freedom to believe in religion, or freedom of speech) Your “freedom to act” is severely limited. You can’t stab someone, or drive at reckless speeds, or just take things that belong to someone else.

You also described a right not to be offended (the kerfuffle with the Olympics) which simply does not exist.