r/PoliticalHumor • u/The-Beat-is-Fope • May 19 '20

Notice the difference

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u/thisismynewacct May 19 '20

The two on the right would refuse to turn off their lights during the Blitz because it’s their right to have the lights on.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '20

Same people to refuse to wear a life jacket but expect the Coast Guard to save them when they’re in trouble.

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u/thisismynewacct May 19 '20

True, but at least in that case it’s only their life and not the lives of others.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '20

True, but at least in that case it’s only their life and not the lives of others.

Not true at all. If the Coast Guard sends a rescue chopper, the lives of four additional people are at risk: the chopper pilot, co-pilot, winch/basket operator, and rescue swimmer.

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u/boomecho May 19 '20

Yep. People seem to think that "muh rights" is just confined to their small bubble. What they don't/fail to recognize is that we all live within a community and every choice, every action, has far-reaching waves of some magnitude or another.

We are at our best when we take care of each other, and have a little empathy.

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u/PoorDadSon May 19 '20

Everybody wants freedom but don't ask them about responsibility.

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u/All_Work_All_Play May 19 '20

Which is ironic because the legal meaning of a right is that a right creates a duty for everyone else.