Thread: The anti gun lobby

Originally Posted by res

Rights are only rights as long as you stand up for them-the only person who gives you them is you and your actions

Exactly. Purposely referring to your rights as privileges shows that you aren't prepared to stand up for them.

Originally Posted by Banana

Purposely referring to your rights as privileges shows that you aren't prepared to stand up for them.

Banana there are a number of forum members here who have family that have given the ultimate sacrifice so that you can live in this country and enjoy the freedom to say what you want on this forum and a number of them who have themselves survived serving in theatres of war to further preserve that position for you. On behalf of them all I take considerable exception to what you have said above.

Now that I re-read it, it did come off a bit cunty. I didn't intend it to. What I'm trying to say is, privilege gives the impression that you acknowledge you aren't legally, socially or ethically entitled to something, and would be prepared to relinquish it without issue.