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I would be the last person to say anything about your rights and never did. I don't think I know you. What I stated is that cost of our freedom is to be forever vigilant and there are costs for our freedoms.
Freedom yes, rights no.
Rights are "natural" - inherent, innate, intrinsic - i.e., natural - part of your nature.
There is a difference between freedom and rights and it is important to understand that difference.
People talk about "taking away your rights", but they are not really understanding what they are saying, or they want you to think along the line that rights can be taken away - i.e., that they are granted by others when in actuality they are part of your nature and cannot be taken away.
From there, it is a small step to asserting that your natural rights are not natural at all, and are only granted to you by others, i.e., the government (i.e., the populace) and can therefore be voted away.
That is why it is so important to understand and use the correct meaning of words and concepts. People twist words or mistakenly use them, and then by repeatedly using them in that way, they change people's minds regarding the concepts.
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