what is the diffrence between Human rights and Freedom?

Question

I mean how can the person know the diffrenet if he is having freedom or he is having his rights?!!!

Are they realted to eachother?

Answer 1

Human rights are what everyone should have. Freedom is something that America keeps trying to impose on people. To America 'freedom' means 'live like we do' or we will make you.

Answer 2

Arguably, they are the same. Freedom is the absence of restraint by others, but does not extend to the point that it interferes with the freedoms of others. The old addage is that YOUR freedom to swing your fist ends at the beginning of MY nose.

The confusion begins when some begin making the argument that either freedom or "rights" extend to entitlements (to food, clothing, shelter, employment, etc.). The problem, of course, is that none of these things can be provided as a right unless they are first taken from someone else (which is an infrigment on their "rights" or freedom to do what they wish with their own property).

Answer 3

"human rights" are something you can exercise no matter what your status in society is. freedom is being able to do as you wish. so a poor person can have human rights (like, no one imprisons them without cause) , but may not be free to drive for example because they can't afford insurance.

sure...exercising your rights is often thought of as being free. because i live in the united states, i am guaranteed the freedom to assemble, to write my opinions and to be secure in my private property. the term right simply implies that someone will guarantee these freedoms for you... there is someone above you who will make sure they are not taken. freedom can also mean that, but the mechanism could be anything. we say lincoln freed the slaves, and he also gave them the right to be free because otherwise, other people could have just kept catching the liberated blacks and making them slaves again. for example, if i'm really wealthy i might be free to travel all over the world simply because i can. but, if i lost my money it's doubtful i could complain to everyone and say i've lost my "right" to travel to france. generally freedom implies you have the ability to do something and right implies you can always do something regardless of ability.

old guy, i don't agree with ferret... but kicking out the king and going to someone else's country are two different things entirely.

Answer 4

Ferret's are sneaky little rodents that should be trapped to extinction. I have the Freedom to say that, and the Right to express my opinon. FREEDOM has been dearly paid for in blood to keep the right to live in America and enjoy it.
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A United States SOLDIER

I want you to close your eyes and picture in your mind the soldier in 1776 at Valley Forge, as he holds his musket in his bloody hands. He stands barefoot in the snow, starved from lack of food, wounded from months of battle and emotionally scarred from the eternity away from his family, surrounded by nothing but death and carnage of war.

He stands tough, with fire in his eyes and victory on his breath. He looks at us now in anger and disgust and tells us this...

I gave you a birthright of freedom born in the Constitution and now your children graduate too illiterate to read it.

I fought in the snow barefoot to give you the freedom to vote and you stay at home because it rains.

I left my family destitute to give you the freedom of speech and you remain silent on critical issues, because it might be bad for business.

I orphaned my children to give you a government to serve you and it has stolen democracy from the people.

It's the soldier not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the press. It's the soldier not the poet who gives you the freedom of speech.
It's the soldier not the campus organizer who allows you to demonstrate.

It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves the flag, whose coffin is draped with the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag!!!

You must think Freedom is Free. I'll tell you from experience it is not. The Soldiers in our military today are all volunteer warriors. They know the possible cost to them when they take the oath to defend our country and our freedom, but they are WARRIORS. They have the best equipment and the most lethality of any military force in the world, and damn well know how to use it. I served in the Army for 20 years and then as a DA civilian for another 20. I served in Vietnam with the 101st and earned a Green Beret when I returned in 1968. I worked as a Force Protection Specialist before, during, and after 9/11. Now I am an old man, but I still have the warrior attitude, mentality, and the knowledge I have accrued throughout my life. There will always be those that want what we have or just want to kill us for what we are. We must have the balls to stop that from happening. The present casualties are sad, but extremely low compared to what Freedom has cost us in the past. Rest assured, if I were a young man again, I would be in Iraq now. God bless our WARRIORS, and peace through fire superiority...