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		sneak on Oct 7, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NY Attorney General hits AirBnB with subpoena for ... Rights are not granted. There are those that believe that they are inalienable.

Xylakant on Oct 7, 2013 | [–]

Rights are rules in a society. By your argument, they are not inalienable but imaginary.

jasonwocky on Oct 7, 2013 | [–]

i.e. "Made up stuff I like is inalienable. Made up stuff I dislike is imaginary."

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