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livus, to asklemmy in Was banning human slavery an authoritarian decision?
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Your rights end at the point where they infringe on someone else's rights.

Like, it's my right to walk where I want but it's not my right to walk into your house. Because it's your right to own private property.

Secondly, authoritarianism is not about how many people the law affects. It's about style of governance.

livus, to asklemmy in Was banning human slavery an authoritarian decision?
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I think I see what's happening here. The missing piece of the puzzle is that there are 2 kinds of rights.

"Negative rights" = the right to not have certain things happen to you, aka freedoms. Eg freedom from being assaulted.

"Positive rights" = the right to do/have stuff.

In the case of enslavement, the negative right - to be free from being forced to work, owned, etc is a much more important right than the positive right to own property.

livus, to globalnews in The State Department Says Israel Isn’t Blocking Aid. Videos Show the Opposite.
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“That is something that everybody can see with their own eyes. The killing of aid workers, the targeting of hospitals, the total destruction of the healthcare system, the massive number of civilian casualties, many of whom are women and children,” McManus said. “That does not happen in a context in which the prosecuting army is adhering to international law.”

This is key.

livus, to worldnews in Aid arriving in Gaza via US-made pier but distribution blocked, says US aid chief
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It isn't "OP's invention" at all, it's the article's title at the time of first publication. Here is the Guardian announcing the article under its original title.

Maybe spend 5 seconds on a basic search before you accuse people of stuff.

Given that the article says the aid will still have to go through an Israeli checkpoint in order to be sent north (where the worst famine is) I will be amazed if the small amount of aid scheduled to come through this pier doesn't suffer the same distribution blockages as other aid.

livus, to historyporn in Several men and a PUG in a Saloon, Illinois, USA, ~1910s
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Aaah look at the length of those legs and that proud little nose.

Back before the Breed Standard for Pugs got out of control.

livus, to historyporn in Several men and a PUG in a Saloon, Illinois, USA, ~1910s
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OP's username should clue you in.

livus, to politics in Viral kids creator Ms. Rachel says she experienced bullying after fundraising for children in Gaza
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When they're trying to discourage someone from raising money to help starving children, is there like, a brief moment where they wonder if they're the bad guy?

livus, to asklemmy in Do you leave a tip for housekeeping if you're only staying one night in a hotel?
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Cool! Tanzania is a country I hope to learn more about. The wildlife is famous but I don't know much about the people and politics.

livus, to globalnews in At least eight Israeli strikes on aid groups, says new report
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Oooohkay.

I studied genocides at university and I damn well know what one is when I see one. I also studied Apartheid so I know exactly why South Africa brought its case. And I have a longstanding interest in human rights law.

all the stupid people out there... seems like you're part of that

You're being really offensive now.

If we're up to you "questioning" my "intentions" here, lets quit while we're ahead, there's absolutely no value in a discussion where you accuse me of being a Russian troll and in turn I accuse you of being a Hasbara shill. I entered this conversation in good faith but it's pointless now.

Thank you for the discussion, have a nice weekend, goodbye.

livus, to globalnews in Algerian man found alive after 26 years in neighbour’s cellar
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Could be, a lot of the slavery cases in the UK and Ireland seem to be like that.

livus, to globalnews in Algerian man found alive after 26 years in neighbour’s cellar
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He was only 19 when he was stolen and may not have had a science based education.

Reminds me a bit of the Jaycee Duggard case, she ended up interacting with lots of people without telling them that she was being held by a kidnapper.

livus, to youshouldknow in The ten stages of genocide
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Yes those children and premature babies really bit off more than "they" could chew

/s

livus, to traditional_art in Gina Rinehart’s Unflattering Portrait—and Reputation With Indigenous Australians
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It really does. Image search has heaps of photos of her looking like in this painting.

livus, to traditional_art in Gina Rinehart’s Unflattering Portrait—and Reputation With Indigenous Australians
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She also says horrible things about people who aren't rich.

The article uses a flattering posed photo of her, too. Here is a candid shot.

livus, to worldnews in China is burning all its bridges with Israel
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South Africa's a democracy with a history of opposing Israeli apartheid.

It's really not surprising that it's taking the lead on this.

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