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   Noah Sombrero to Dude   
   Re: Wer're good, thanks :)   
   12 Feb 26 12:51:53   
   
   From: fedora@fea.st   
      
   On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:24:42 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
      
   >On 2/11/2026 8:50 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:28:58 -0500, Noah Sombrero    
   >> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Sorry to hear about the good lady and alex.  Both of which have been   
   alienated   
   >>>>>>> to their right to life.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Is that a natural law that people have a right to life?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> life liberty and the pursuit of soul mates.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> You have a right to find your soul mates according to natural law.   
   >>>   
   >>> Even that is not inalienable.  As old spinster aunts can attest.   
   >>>   
   >> Bottom line about natural laws.  We are not so massively important   
   >> that the universe would bother having laws about us.  A careful   
   >> reading of history suggests that we have no right to anything, and   
   >> anything at all, no matter how horrible, can happen to you, has   
   >> happened to others.  Is happening in various parts of the world right   
   >> now.   
   > >   
   >It's a good thing the Americans got together with their amazing ethical   
   >universal human rights notions of a nation with freedom for all the   
   >lawful people!   
   >   
   >In the USA you have certain inalienable rights guaranteed by the US   
   >Constitution. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.   
   >   
   >We covered this in Third Grade, right after we memorized the Pledge of   
   >Allegiance.   
   >   
   >It's just self evident, but teachers repeat this all the way through   
   >school and into Higher Education. It's required reading and on the test   
   >in order to get US citizenship. You must be able to read and write   
   >English to take the test, inside a court house with a lawyer and before   
   >a judge.   
   >   
   >"These rights are universal, applying to all individuals regardless of   
   >status, and are not granted by governments but are considered essential   
   >to human dignity and existence.   
      
   "are not granted by governments"   
   Sorry, they are exactly that, or not.  And often not in various parts   
   of the world.   
      
   >Key Aspects of Inalienable Rights:   
   >Definition: "Inalienable" means they cannot be given up or taken away.   
      
   Any such right can be taken away by a so inclined government.   
      
   >Source: Handbook For New Immigrants to United States   
      
   For the us, but not for palestine, syria, turkey, hungary, etc.   
      
   >usa.gov/citizenship/requirements   
   --   
   Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain   
   Don't get political with me young man   
   or I'll tie you to a railroad track and   
   <<>> to <<>>   
   Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?   
   dares: Ned   
   does not dare: Julian  shrinks in horror and warns others away   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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