Atlas Society misquotes Ayn Rand’s ‘Collectivized “Rights”’ (2)

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Individual‧rights‧are‧not‧subject‧to‧a‧public‧vote;‧a‧majority‧has‧no‧right‧to‧vote‧away‧the‧rights‧of‧a‧minority;...‧the‧political‧function‧of‧rights‧is‧precisely‧to‧protect‧minorities‧from‧oppression‧by‧majorities‧(and‧the‧smallest‧minority‧on‧earth‧is‧the‧individual).

Individual‧rights‧are‧not‧subject‧to‧a‧public‧vote

;‧a‧majority‧has‧no‧right‧to‧vote‧away‧the‧rights‧of‧a‧minority;

...

‧the‧political‧function‧of‧rights‧is‧precisely‧to‧protect‧minorities‧from‧oppression‧by‧majorities

‧(and‧the‧smallest‧minority‧on‧earth‧is‧the‧individual)

.

Notes

The omission at the end results in the misquote pandering to woke activists who think rights are about helping underdog groups in alleged class wars. As in, the misquote is compatible with black people (a minority) using the political apparatus to fight white people (the majority) for power. But that’s precisely what the original isn’t about.