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[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

What you described there is not what a human right consists of. Sure, governments should do exactly what you say, but something considered a 'human right' has much higher standards. It MUST be met. It's not an optional strive-to-do-our-best situation.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean healthcare is definitely a human right, but there is always more we could be doing. That's a kind of arbitrary distinction that I don't think adds anything to the discussion here.

Basic human needs are basic human rights. I really do think it's as simple as that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Umm, no. That's just not correct. A human right is anything a human should have the right to. End of.

The practicalities of how we achieve that are a separate concern.