Says my conscience. That's all a perception of human rights amounts to. I think most would agree with my perception if the euphemisms and ideological labels were pealed away.
Your conscience being immune to and independent of the strong prevailing cultural norms of course.
And yet somehow a handful of generations ago a large number of consciences were pretty definite about the rights of black Africans. Seems impossible to today's conscience.
Consciences change over time. Every generation thinks theirs is the One True Correct belief system. Bah.
Whether my conscience is affected by prevailing cultural norms won't stop me from opposing slavery, or the imprisonment of those who refuse to hand over a share of all currency they receive in private trade.
We must ultimately live by a set of values that make the most sense to us. I see no reason why I should not.
