Monday, April 02, 2018
"Rights" vs duties on Assange, better thought
The allegedly "independent" webbies are still protesting uselessly because Assange's "right" to communicate was busted.
I wrote a "rights" vs DUTIES item earlier but slid past the real point.
Reviewing:
Nobody has a "god-given right" to anything. Details here and here.
We do have a GOD-ASSIGNED DUTY to make more life, more beauty, more value, within the limits of our talents and opportunities.
Assange's DUTY is to publish consequential leaks that break the control of Deepstate by exposing its METHODS.
When you are engaged in fulfilling your DUTY, you have a secondary subduty to keep your opportunities open and your talents sharp.
When your DUTY is making beautiful pottery, you don't want to lose the kiln and wheel in a fire. So you keep the shop clean and maintain the burners carefully, even though you might be able to make a few more pots if you weren't cautious.
When your DUTY is raising kids, you don't want to lose the kids because you're homeless. So you do what's needed to keep the husband or the welfare office happy.
When your DUTY is communicating leaks, you don't want to lose your channels of communication. So you do what's needed to keep the channels open.
Assange knew what was needed, and he still broke the deal. He chose to satisfy his prissy and precise love of abstract "rights" at the expense of his IMPORTANT DUTY.
Labels: From rights to duties
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