Lessons for Now From History

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Originally Posted by donquixote99

Lesson Four from historian Tim Snyder:



Also, know a meme when you see one.

Today I listened to the second amendment arguments for the umpteenth time and the word "rights" kept coming up. The right to bear arms vs the right to be safe.

IMO the word duty was wilting in the shadow of the word right. As a practical matter rights are what we want. Duty is how we behave to have what we want without pissing off our neighbors.

Interesting thread.