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[–] andrewth09@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I were to start running Romex between all my neighbors houses it would be "unsafe" and "a fire hazard" but if the government does it its "a power grid"

If I were to start gathering all the kids I can find and lock them in a room with me it would be "kidnapping" but if the government does it its "school"

Braindead argument.

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The difference here is consent.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I never consented to having fluoride removed from my water. Why is your right to be a weapons grade dumb cunt more important than my right to not spent tens of thousands more on my healthcare?

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

If you think that someone tampering with your drinking water without your consent is unethical, then we seem to be in agreement...?

(The right to affordable healthcare is a positive right, whereas the right to freedom from intervention is a negative right; they are not in the same category.)