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The Magna Carta (1215 - 1217) was
“The first written constitution in European history that established rights of any kind.”
https://everything-everywhere.com/the-magna-carta/
It was drafted by nobles (with guns of their own) to protect themselves and their property from abuses by The Monarch.
This “first constitution” had nothing to do with “human rights” as we know them. It established protections for the privileged class BY permitting the monarch to STILL have absolute power over all others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta
This same pattern is prevalent throughout the history of constitutions. People with guns and power (over people) negotiating with each other to preserve these.
Today, constitutions are seen as documents protecting human rights. In truth, they are documents outlining the “rules” (laws) by which power (over people) may be wielded. In this way, constitutions guarantee the existence of (an ever expanding and centralized) government by asserting it’s role as “law”.
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My questions for freedom lovers:
Could society (at large) still function without a centralized “rules of governance”?
What would be the “minimum human rights” agreement needed for such a society (of many freedom respecting governments) to thrive?
I don’t believe humans were designed to have authority over one another.
When strong minded, able bodied people utilize their resources to cultivate lives for themselves and/or work together with others and choose to live in community—they thrive. Protecting ourselves, loved ones, and property is innate.
I think governance taints the natural ebbs and flows of humanity and minimizes our abilities to arbitrary existential judgements made imperfect beings… usually coming from greedy desires.
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