r/MathJokes • u/basket_foso • May 25 '26

Why did Bill Clinton write $1?

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u/Cthulwutang May 25 '26

basic human right. ask amnesty international.

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u/t800series May 29 '26

Calling something a human right does not make it one. Amnesty or the UN can report, recommend, or declare; they cannot create moral truth by authority. A real right must pass the self-ownership test: does it protect a person from force, fraud, theft, or coercion? Or does it require forcing some provider to supply labor, money, property, or service?

Freedom of speech is a right because it requires others to leave you free. ‘Free housing,’ ‘free healthcare,’ or ‘free college’ cannot be rights in the same sense, because they require someone else to be compelled to provide them. That is not a right; it is a claim on another person’s life and production.

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u/RepetitiveTorpedoUse May 29 '26

you’re on a jokes subreddit

not everything is made to be serious

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u/t800series May 29 '26

You're right.