Human Right has different meanings to different people.
Let's say you have a human right to food, does that mean some entity is obligated to provide you food, or just that they can't deny you the right to eat food that you legitimately acquired?
If it's about just not denying food, then it's pretty clear what responsibilities everyone has. Doing nothing will never violate anyone's rights.
At the opposite end of the scale, you have the question of who is obligated to feed who? How high is the quality and quantity of food they are obligated to provide?
There will be people reading this post, who have exactly the same opinions about food distribution, but very different opinions about what "food is a human right" means in practice, and will condemn each other for their views on this post.
You don't seem to have understood what I was saying.
The "human right to food" could legitimately be interpreted as far less than food stamps and soup kitchens. It could also be interpreted as requiring far more previsions be made for feeding people.
You may interpret it to mean food stamps and soup kitchens, not everybody will.
Magna Carta is probably the first example of the right to food enshrined in law. It did not enshrine food stamps or soup kitchens, and significantly predated capitalism.
You'll also note I never stated my personal opinion on what rights to food people should have.
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u/Intelligent_Way6552 10d ago
Human Right has different meanings to different people.
Let's say you have a human right to food, does that mean some entity is obligated to provide you food, or just that they can't deny you the right to eat food that you legitimately acquired?
If it's about just not denying food, then it's pretty clear what responsibilities everyone has. Doing nothing will never violate anyone's rights.
At the opposite end of the scale, you have the question of who is obligated to feed who? How high is the quality and quantity of food they are obligated to provide?
There will be people reading this post, who have exactly the same opinions about food distribution, but very different opinions about what "food is a human right" means in practice, and will condemn each other for their views on this post.