DOESN’T BUY POSITIVE RIGHTS EITHER (positive rights are an idiot-test) It doesn’

http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/blog/post/an-interview-with-john-searleSEARLE DOESN’T BUY POSITIVE RIGHTS EITHER

(positive rights are an idiot-test)

It doesn’t occur to him (or anyone else) that all non-positive human rights in the charter are expressions of property rights. (sigh).

But that said. Positive rights constitute an idiot test. Its just one of those things. If you advocate for positive rights, you’re an idiot. Even if you advocate positive property rights. You’re just an idiot. You are a well intentioned idiot. But you are an idiot none the less.