I read to find out what I think.  Since you’re here, reading, I know many of you do the same.

You’re reading a blog about human rights, so I also know you think a bit about human rights.  We intend this blog to be a place where people can speak up and participate in engaging discussion.  This given, I would like to start a bit of a discussion here…

What is the first right you think of?  Why do you think that is?

I was raised to expect certain rights. I also know many of us were raised to expect particularly different ones. We all know of rights being protected or limited because of all sorts of things, and we each have faced very different circumstances- ranging from war, to immigration, to just being raised in the same place as our grandparents. I don’t think it’s too strong for me to predict that we will be talking about different expected rights because of these different circumstances.

Let me give an example of what I have in mind.  For me, the right to vote first pops up.  On one hand, I think it’s because I live in the United States and voting is so central to this society. On the other hand, I know it’s because I do not face any immediate challenge to my rights–nothing threatens my life; I am free to move among society; I am free to speak as I see fit.

So, what right is the first to come to your mind?  Why?

By Matthew
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